# NTSB BFO87DIG05: Cessna 152, N48935, Baltimore, MD, June 7, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 7, 1987, 15:58 local (19:58 UTC)
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Coordinates: 39.169338, -76.669662 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1693&lon=-76.6697&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO87DIG05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11271/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIG05

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, 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)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO HAD APPROXIMATELY 47 HOURS IN THE AIRCRAFT AND APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 33R THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 190 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48935](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48935), registered now, S/N 15281059, built 1977 (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: 15281059
- Airframe hours: 1923
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Computer Flight Inst. Inc.
- Registered owner: Computer Flight Inst. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1987, 60 hours before
- Departed: W29, STEVENSVILLE, MD
- Destination: BWI
- Airport: BWI, Baltimore-Washington Intl, runway 33R, 3,199 × 75 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 48 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BWI

## 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 19870607018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870607018919A), Jun 7, 1987: Cessna 152, Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway during a downwind landing. Student pilot.

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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