# NTSB ATL81DKW19: Cessna 152, N69038, Collegedale, TN, April 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1981
- Place: Collegedale, TN · COLLEGEDALE, TN
- Location: 35.0535° N, 85.0480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegedale, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0535&lon=-85.0480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0719  81/4/28    COLLEGEDALE,TN      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N69038              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGEDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEDALE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69038](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69038-1985-12-19), registration cancelled 1985-12-19, S/N 15282453 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Collegedale

## 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 19810428020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020199A), Apr 28, 1981: Cessna 152, Collegedale, TN, Substantial damage. Bounced, lost control. Ran off side of runway. Struck dirt embankment. First solo flight.

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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