- Date
- February 10, 1985, 14:50 local (19:50 UTC)
- Place
- Ocean City, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68192Cessna 152-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850210058449A
- Case key
- 11159
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a student solo x-country flight, the plt experienced vertical gusting conditions during the second landing pattern, following an initial go-around. Fearing a hard landing due to a severe gust, the plt abruptly applied full back pressure on the stick, although the acft was still approximately 50 feet above the rwy. This resulted in a stall, according to the plt. The acft impacted the center of rwy 32 and skidded about 800 feet down the rwy before coming to a rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68192
- Reported as
- Cessna 152-II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282175
- Airframe hours
- 2,193
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Squadron Aviation
- Registered owner
- James Patrick O'Malley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 27, 1984
- Departed
- W79 · Tappahanok, VA
- Destination
- N80 · Ocean City, MD
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N80 · Ocean City, runway 32, 4,070 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 42 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.