# NTSB CHI82DA232: Cessna 152, N65609, Harlan, IN, July 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1982, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Harlan, IN
- Location: 41.1976° N, 84.9230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlan, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1976&lon=-84.9230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA232
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70963/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA232

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, approach
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - unsafe/hazardous condition - intentional, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - emergency procedure - attempted, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A FORCED LANDING TO THE PASSENGER BY MOVING THE MIXTURE TO CUT-OFF. HE STATED THAT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT INTERFERRED WITH HIS APPROACH AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO GO AROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65609](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65609), registered now, S/N 15281648, built 1978 (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: 15281649
- Airframe hours: 1286
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Leyland
- Registered owner: Robert Leyland
- Departed: HARLAN, IN
- Destination: HARLAN, IN
- Airport: Halls, runway 27, 3,000 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 422 total, 181 in this make and model, 308 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Temperature: 172 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FWA, 10 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 19820703028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028299A), Jul 3, 1982: Cessna 152, Harlan, IN, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture control in pattern to demonstrate forced landing. Unable to restart. Nosed over on off-airport landing

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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