# NTSB ANC84LA070: Cessna 152, N93952, Chugiak, AK, May 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 9, 1984, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Coordinates: 61.409347, -149.169082 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4093&lon=-149.1691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84LA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4289/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA070

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND NOSE WHEEL FIRST, BOUNCE TO A CONSIDERABLE ALTITUDE, NOSE OVER AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE WHEEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93952](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93952-1992-10-06), registration cancelled 1992-10-06, S/N 15285576 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285576
- Airframe hours: 850
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Aviation Network
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 12, 1983, 4 hours before
- Airport: Z15, Birchwood, runway 1, 4,000 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840509017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509017919A), May 9, 1984: Cessna 152, Chugiak, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced and allowed aircraft to porpoise during a solo practice landing. Student not shown proper bounce recovery.

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.

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