# NTSB ATL03LA063: Cessna A152, N762JS, Peachtree City, GA, March 16, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 16, 2003, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Peachtree City, GA - Coordinates: 33.350555, -84.566947 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3506&lon=-84.5669&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO-11 Atlanta - NTSB case key (mKey): 56673 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA063 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56673/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA063 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a nose over after the airplane departed the runway surface. A factor is muddy terrain. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - muddy (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the safety pilot, the purpose of the flight was for recency of experience for the private pilot. After departing runway 13, the flight remained in right hand traffic for landings. The safety pilot reported that the touchdown was normal but the airplane did bounce and became airborne again. The safety pilot further stated that the second touchdown "side loaded" the right main landing gear. Efforts by the pilot to regain control of the airplane failed. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, into mud, and flipped inverted. The pilots did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the attempted landing. The prevailing winds at the time of the accident were 140 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On March 16, 2003 at 1530 eastern standard time a Cessna A152, N762JS, registered to and operated by a private owner, veered off the left side of runway 13 and flipped over during an attempted landing at Falcon Field, Peachtree City, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and safety pilot/certified flight instructor were not injured. The flight departed Peachtree City, Georgia, at 1520 on March 16, 2003. According to the safety pilot, the purpose of the flight was for recency of experience training for the private pilot. After departing runway 13, the flight remained in right hand traffic for landings. The safety pilot reported that the touchdown was normal but the airplane did bounce and became airborne again. The safety pilot further stated that the second touchdown "side loaded" the right main landing gear. Efforts by the pilot to regain control of the airplane failed. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, into mud, and flipped inverted. The pilots did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the attempted landing. The prevailing winds at the time of the accident were 140 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N762JS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N762JS), registered now, S/N A1520970, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A152 - Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (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: A152097 - Airframe hours: 1229 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 118 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, July 8, 2002, 40 hours before - Departed: KFFC, Atlanta, GA - Destination: KFFC, Atlanta, GA - Airport: FFC, Falcon Field, runway 13, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Flight instructor; age 52; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2002; seat: right; flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft overcast - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: KFFC ## 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 20030316005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316005029A), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna A152, Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Waters stated he landed on runway 13, in a Cessna 152 texan tail wheel. Touched down and bounced once. As he came back down he landed on the right… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.