# NTSB ANC92LA092: Cessna 152, N96082, Elmendorf Afb, AK, June 16, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 15, 1992, 16:33 local (Jun 16, 1992, 00:33 UTC)
- Place: Elmendorf Afb, AK
- Location: 61.2514° N, 149.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELMENDORF AFB (EDF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2514&lon=-149.8065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5743/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA092

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - psychological condition, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - sign (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER AN ERRATIC VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING, WITHOUT A CLEARANCE, THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED.  HE WAS GIVEN A TAXI CLEARANCE TO PARKING, AND INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE TOWER BY TELEPHONE.  AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY TURNED AND BEGAN A FAST TAXI ACROSS THE GRASSY MEDIAN AND DOWN A STREET, HIT A STREET SIGN, AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AGAINST A CURB.  THE PILOT SAT STARING AHEAD IN A DAZED STATE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AT A HIGH RPM.  GROUND WITNESSES TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HELPED THE PILOT OUT.  THE PILOT SAID HE HAD ONLY EATEN ONE MEAL PER DAY FOR THE PRECEDING 5 DAYS; AND HAD ONLY SLEPT 12 TO 15 HOURS DURING THE PRECEDING 3 DAYS. MEDICAL TESTS AND EVALUATION FOUND NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE PILOT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96082](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96082-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 15286004, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15286004
- Airframe hours: 4405
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Elmendorf Afb Aero Club
- Registered owner: U. S. Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 28, 1992, 39 hours before
- Departed: TKA, TALKEETNA, AK
- Destination: 0, 0
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: EDF, Elmendorf Air Force Base, runway 5, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 33 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: EDF, 1 nm away

## 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 19920615020259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020259A), Jun 15, 1992: Cessna 152, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Erratic landing. No clearance. Then fast taxied off airport into street and hit a sign. Appears pilot panicked.

## Other investigations on N96082 (2)

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 ANC00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA036), Mar 19, 2000: Cessna 152 (N96082), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall during an attempted go-around. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment.
- [NTSB ANC88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA035), Mar 4, 1988: Cessna 152 (N96082), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage

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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