# NTSB CEN12LA314: Cessna 152, N6102Q, Ardmore, OK, May 21, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 21, 2012, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC) - Place: Ardmore, OK - Coordinates: 34.146945, -97.122497 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1469&lon=-97.1225&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 83745 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12LA314 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83745/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83745 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA314 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper configuration of the airplane flaps during an aborted landing, which resulted in an inadequate climb rate and subsequent collision with trees. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: configuration](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 80 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062017/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 265 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 84 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot landed at the wrong airport during a solo flight. He aborted the landing and initiated a climb; however, he left the flaps fully extended. Because of the drag due to the flap extension, the airplane could not climb sufficiently to avoid trees at the departure end of the runway and impacted the trees. ## Factual narrative On May 21, 2012, at 1850 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6102Q, impacted trees, power line(s), and the ground following an aborted landing at Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (1F0), Ardmore, Oklahoma, after the student pilot realized he touched down at the wrong airport. The student pilot was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane was registered to and operated by US Aviation Group LLC under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, Texas, about 1720 and was destined to Ardmore Municipal Airport,(ADM), Ardmore, Oklahoma. The student pilot received VFR flight following services during his solo flight to ADM, which was about 10.7 nautical miles northeast of 1F0. The student pilot stated that at his last planned checkpoint prior to ADM, Fort Worth Center instructed him to contact ADM Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and that ADM was at his 12 O'clock position and 10 miles. He said that when he contacted ADM ATCT, he told ADM ATCT that he was 10 miles from ADM, but ADM said that he was 1 mile north of the airport, which confused him. He said that he "quickly" looked around and found "ADM downtown airport" 1 mile south of his position. ADM ATCT instructed him to report a 1-mile final for runway 35. He then turned and reported that he was on final after which he was cleared and acknowledged that he was cleared for the option for runway 35. He said that he was still "very confused that he was on the right runway" so he flew the approach at a higher than normal, which did not allow him to land the airplane about 1,000 feet down runway 35. He stated the he chose to go-around and the airplane was very low and the airspeed was too low. About 5 seconds after the application of full power for the go-around, the airspeed did not increase "very well" and it did not increase above 70 knots. He said that there were houses to the right and and trees ahead. The airplane impacted the trees while he was attempting to climb the airplane. According to the Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot attempted a landing on runway 35 (5,000 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at 1F0 but aborted the landing. The pilot did not retract the flaps, which were extended 30 degrees during the aborted landing and subsequent climb. The airplane impacted trees at the departure end of runway 35. Due to the airplane's low airspeed, the airplane slid down the trees on impact and then stuck power line(s). The inspector stated that the pilot was not fluent with english and it was difficult to understand his communications with air traffic control. The student pilot's log showed that he had flown to ADM on May 4, May 9, and May 18, 2012. The flights on May 4 and May 9 were with a flight instructor, and the flight on May 18was a solo flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6102Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6102Q-2017-12-22), registration cancelled 2017-12-22, S/N 15285127, 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: 15285127 - Airframe hours: 13405 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: US Aviation Group LLC - Registered owner: US Aviation Group LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 16, 2012 - Departed: DTO, Denton, TX - Destination: ADM, Ardmore, TX - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 1F0, Ardmore Downtown Executive Air, runway 35, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 25; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: 1F0, 1 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 20120521012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521012499A), May 21, 2012: Cessna 152, Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft performed touch and go landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma downtown executive airport (kahd)heading northbound. As the aircraft was climbing out on take off… ## Other investigations on N6102Q (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 DFW06CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA202), Aug 25, 2006: Cessna 152 (N6102Q), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a porpoise. ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 11, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83745. 4.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 734 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387876&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statements (item 2, .PDF, 525 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387771&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (item 3, .PDF, 50 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387778&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Pilot Logbook (item 4, .PDF, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387878&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Logbook-Redacted.PDF - Pilot Logbook Endorsements (item 5, .PDF, 950 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40387777&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Logbook%20Endorsements-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.