# NTSB ATL84LA178: Cessna 152, N6231B, Lacey Springs, AL, May 20, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1984, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place: Lacey Springs, AL
- Coordinates: 34.669574, -86.559333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6696&lon=-86.5593&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): 6462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA178

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - wind information - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHEN THE PLT WAS ARRIVING AT THE UNCONTROLLED ARPT, NO UNICOM WAS AVAILABLE, SINCE THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 24 AFTER SEEING ANOTHER ACFT DEPART. THE 1ST APCH WAS ABORTED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. AFTER THE 2ND APCH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 DOWN THE RWY. THE PLT SAID THAT THE WIND BLEW THE ACFT TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED OFF THE HARD SURFACE & THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE NOSEWHEEL ALSO WENT OFF THE HARD SURFACE. IT BECAME BURIED IN SOFT MUD & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6231B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6231B-1995-07-20), registration cancelled 1995-07-20, S/N 15283910 (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: 152893910
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Underwood Aviation
- Registered owner: Joanna Koonce
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 19, 1983, 66 hours before
- Departed: M82, HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Airport: 3M6, South Huntsville, runway 24, 2,245 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HSV, 10 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 19840520017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520017689A), May 20, 1984: Cessna 152, Lacey Springs, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing and flipped inverted during attempted go around.

## Other investigations on N6231B (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 ATL93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA093), May 16, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6231B), Grandview, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY.

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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