# NTSB CHI00LA166: Cessna 152, N6445P, Mankato, MN, June 17, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 17, 2000, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Mankato, MN - Coordinates: 44.1595, -93.989883 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1595&lon=-93.9899&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 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49464 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA166 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49464/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA166 ## Probable cause the pilot performed inadequate remedial action to recover when the airplane ballooned during the landing flare. Factors associated with the accident were excessive airspeed during the landing and an improper landing flare. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload ## Analysis The pilot reported made the landing using a little more power then what is normally required. He stated the airplane ballooned one to two feet in the air on touchdown. The pilot did not add power and attempt to level the airplane as he thought it would just touch down 'fairly smooth.' The pilot stated the airplane contacted the ground harder than normal. The nose gear collapsed during the landing and damage to the firewall, propeller, and fuselage resulted. ## Factual narrative On June 17, 2000, at 1345 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 152, N6445P, operated by a private pilot lost control and collided with the runway on landing. The accident occurred during a landing on runway 33 (5,400' x 100') at the Mankato Municipal Airport, Mankato, Minnesota. The private pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated at the Mankato Municipal Airport, at 1330 cdt. The pilot reported he was practicing touch and go landings because he was "...a little rusty on my landings in a 152... ." He continued to report that he made the landing with a "... little extra power than what was required." He stated the airplane touched down on the numbers then it ballooned a couple of feet in the air. He reported that normally he would have added a little power and leveled the airplane, but with it ballooning just one to two feet, he thought he could just touch down "fairly smooth." The pilot continued to report that the airplane hit the ground harder than normal, but he did not think it was hard enough for the gear to collapse. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed the nose gear collapsed, both propeller tips were bent, and the firewall was bent. In addition, the windshield was broken out and the left side of the engine cowling and left front door post were buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6445P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445P-2003-05-06), registration cancelled 2003-05-06, S/N 15285014 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285014 - Airframe hours: 3678 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: North Star Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2000 - Departed: MKT - Airport: MKT, Mankato Municipal, runway 33, 5,400 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 73 total, 63 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 48 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 43 °F - Observed at: MKT ## 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 20000617013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617013539A), Jun 17, 2000: Cessna 152, Mankato, MN, No damage. (-23) Approach was fast and pilot tried to force the aircraft onto the runway, bounced hard and porpoised, than aircraft contacted the runway very hard. ## Other investigations on N6445P (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 CHI95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA054), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6445P), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience. 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.