# NTSB ATL83LA072: Cessna 152, N129SC, Ft. Benning, GA, December 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 23, 1982, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Benning, GA
- Coordinates: 32.389701, -84.869819 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3897&lon=-84.8698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70772/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA072

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
- Nose gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear - failure,total
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

STUDENT WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. WHILE CHANGING FLAP, CARB HEAT AND APPLYING FULL THROTTLE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. RECOVERY WAS ATTEMPTED THROTTLE OFF BUT AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, BEFORE FLIPPING OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N129SC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129SC-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 15280245 (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: 15280245
- Airframe hours: 1387
- Engines: LYCOMIMG O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Ft. Benning Flying Club
- Registered owner: George Cliff
- Departed: LSF, FT. BENNING, GA
- Destination: LSF, FT. BENNING, GA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: LSF, Lawson Army Airfield, runway 2, 5,900 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 20 total, 9 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 156 °F

## 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 19821223065069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821223065069A), Dec 23, 1982: Cessna 152, Ft Benning, GA, Substantial damage. Student lost control on a touch and go. Ran off runway. Collapsed nose gear. Aircraft then nosed over.

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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