# NTSB CEN22LA022: Cessna 152, N94400, Wadsworth, OH, October 23, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 23, 2021, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Wadsworth, OH - Coordinates: 41.003061, -81.756522 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0031&lon=-81.7565&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104175 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104175/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104175 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA022 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the final approach resulting in a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 152, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/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: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported he was conducting a solo traffic pattern flight and was on final approach for landing from his first traffic pattern when he lost control of the airplane at 50 ft, rounded out and impacted the runway on the nose wheel. The airplane subsequently bounced and impacted the runway again collapsing the nose wheel and allowing the left wing to impact in the grass next to the runway. The airplane then skidded off the left side of the runway and came to rest in the grassy area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the top inboard left wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The instructor pilot reported that he and the student pilot had completed four successful landings prior to the instructor getting out of the airplane for the student pilot’s solo traffic pattern flight. He reported that the student pilot’s approach was stable, but upon landing the airplane seemed to be out of control. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N94400](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94400), registered now, S/N 15285663, built 1982 (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: 15285663 - Year built: 1982 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Skypark Inc - Registered owner: Skypark Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 15G, Wadsworth, OH - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 15G, Skypark Airport, runway 21, 2,410 × 37 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: KCAK, 15 nm away - METAR: KCAK 231851Z 25007KT 10SM FEW027 FEW040 OVC055 12/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01170050 ## 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 20211023017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211023017709A), Oct 23, 2021: Cessna 152, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot landing on first solo lost control of airplane during roll out exiting rwy nose gear got stuck in the grass collapsing gear and left wing hitting… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 18, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104175. 5.0 MB in all. - NTSB form 6120 pilot operator report CEN22LA022 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13034372&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120%20Pilot%20Operator%20Report%20CEN22LA022_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Instructor statement CEN22LA022 (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 522 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13034694&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Instructor%20Statement%20CEN22LA022_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array CEN22LA022 (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 756 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13034262&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN22LA022-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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