# NTSB ATL83LA306: Cessna 152, N24814, Gaithersburg, MD, August 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1983, 18:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Coordinates: 39.139667, -77.209823 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1397&lon=-77.2098&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 case key (mKey): 6149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA306
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6149/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA306

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - turbulence (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER AFTER A SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 5 TO 10 KTS. BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND TURBULENCE THE CFI HAD FLOWN ONE PATTERN WITH HIM. THE STUDENT MADE THE LANDING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CFI GOT OUT AND THE STUDENT MADE A SUCCESSFUL SOLO LANDING. ON THE 2ND APPROACH HE WAS TOO HIGH AND WENT AROUND. ON THE 3RD APPROACH HE WAS HIGH AGAIN AND UNSTEADY IN THE WIND. THE ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE STUDENT APPLIED THE BRAKES THROUGHOUT A SERIES OF BOUNCES FOLLOWED BY THE ACFT NOSING OVER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY.THE STUDENT HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FULL STOP LANDINGS USING 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND 60 KTS OF AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24814](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24814-2016-10-06), registration cancelled 2016-10-06, S/N 15280394, built 1977 (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: 15080394
- Airframe hours: 2069
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: David E. Sharp
- Registered owner: James Purvis
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Unknown, June 10, 1983, 71 hours before
- Airport: GAI, Montgomery County, runway 14, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 9 knots, gusting 11
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DCA, 21 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 19830801037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801037869A), Aug 1, 1983: Cessna 152, Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Student pilot on supervised solo lost directional control of aircraft during landing.

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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