# Accident 20071108823829A: Cessna 152, Ardmore, OK, November 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1469° N, 97.1228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1469&lon=-97.1228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4830B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4830B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071108823829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2007, A CESSNA 152, N4830B, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE ARDMORE-EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ARDMORE, OK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLARE TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. REVIEW OF PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMITTED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL, BOTH WING TIPS AND SPARS. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VFR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA028), Nov 8, 2007: Cessna 152 (N4830B), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4830B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920826051309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920826051309I), Aug 26, 1992: Cessna 152 (N4830B), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. On a night instructional local flight the aircraft struck a fence on approach. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19880416033339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416033339A), Apr 16, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4830B), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. A crosswind on landing raised a wing. The student lost control,veered off the runway and aircraft nosed over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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