# NTSB ATL85LA029: Cessna 152, N93152, Reidsville, NC, November 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1984, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Coordinates: 36.339138, -79.669067 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3391&lon=-79.6691&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): 6703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6703/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA029

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING AND AFTER BOUNCING A FEW TIMES THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT PORPOISED AND HIS ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93152](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93152-2013-06-05), registration cancelled 2013-06-05, S/N 15285421, built 1981 (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: 15285421
- Airframe hours: 956
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Atlantic Aero, Inc.
- Registered owner: Gordon L. Pfefferkorn
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 1984, 11 hours before
- Departed: GSO, GREENSBORO, NC
- Airport: NC14, Shiloh, runway 13, 5,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 29 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GSO

## 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 19841108075769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108075769A), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 152, Reidsville, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised during landing. Pilot attempted to recover landing but aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N93152 (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 MIA06LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA107), May 12, 2006: Cessna 152 (N93152), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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