# NTSB ATL88LA189: Cessna 152, N89059, East Liverpool, OH, June 8, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1988, 11:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place: East Liverpool, OH
- Coordinates: 40.6301, -80.560661 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6301&lon=-80.5607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7771/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA189

## 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
  - flare - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FLARED LATE DURING LDG. THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT ADDED PWR AND LEFT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL; HE 'OVERCOMPENSATED' WITH LEFT RUDDER INPUT, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE STUDENT HAD 1 HOUR OF SOLO FLT EXPERIENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89059](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89059-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 15282614, built 1978 (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: 15282614
- Airframe hours: 2374
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Central Air Flt. Training,Inc.
- Registered owner: Serafy, Darrell C.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1988, 41 hours before
- Airport: 2, Columbiana County

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °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 19880608019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608019289A), Jun 8, 1988: Cessna 152, East Liverpool, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced,ballooned, added power, began to drift. Overcompensated. Touched down, lost control. Left runway into ditch

## Other investigations on N89059 (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 WPR13FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA118), Feb 8, 2013: Cessna 152 (N89059), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to his preexisting cardiac disease, which resulted in his degraded or complete loss of ability to control the airplane.

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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