# NTSB ATL84LA008: Cessna 152II, N5523B, Hamilton, AL, October 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 1, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Coordinates: 34.139022, -87.979125 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1390&lon=-87.9791&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): 6359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6359/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA008

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (cause)
  - abort - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT MADE A HARD LANDING DURING A X-COUNTRY FLT. THE ACFT WAS SEEN TO MAKE A SLOW APPROACH AND STALL PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE ACFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED AFTER WHICH THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PLT HAD NOT LANDED AT THIS ARPT BEFORE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5523B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5523B-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 15283893, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152II
- 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: 15283893
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-12C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Tullahoma Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ANB, ANNISTON, AL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: HAB, Marion County, runway 36, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °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 19831001052509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052509A), Oct 1, 1983: Cessna 152, Hamilton, AL, Substantial damage. Student on a solo crosscountry was too slow on level off for landing. Aircraft stalled onto the runway.

## Other investigations on N5523B (1)

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 ATL95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA121), Jun 27, 1995: Cessna 152 (N5523B), Juliette, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH THE WATER.

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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