# NTSB CHI83LA012: Cessna 152, N6332P, St. Cloud, MN, October 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 10, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: St. Cloud, MN
- Location: 45.5462° N, 94.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CLOUD SKY CENTRAL (STC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5462&lon=-94.0594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72695/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA012

## 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)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE PILOT USED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, THEN BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER ABOUT THE 3RD OR 4TH BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6332P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6332P-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 15285002, 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: 15285002
- Airframe hours: 878
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Harry Omann
- Registered owner: St. Cloud Aviation
- Departed: STC, ST. CLOUD, MN
- Destination: STC, ST. CLOUD, MN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: STC, St. Cloud, runway 24R, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 120 total, 107 in this make and model, 62 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 127 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19821010052089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010052089A), Oct 10, 1982: Cessna 152, St Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Impact collapsed the nose gear and damaged the firewall.

## Other investigations on N6332P (2)

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 MIA94LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA199), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6332P), Aguadilla, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO DIVERT AND REFUEL RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
- [NTSB ANC84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA128), Aug 1, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6332P), Theodore Creek, AK, substantial damage

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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