CHI83LA218

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · New Richmond, WI · May 17, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 16, 1983, 19:30 local (May 17, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
Place
New Richmond, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67613Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830516019619A
Case key
12179

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor

Analysis

The student pilot on his 2nd solo flt made a hard landing which collapsed the nose gear. This was the 1st landing of theflight and the pilot touched down nose gear first. The nose gear collapsed and folded backward. The underside of the cowling was bent, the engine mounts broken and fire wall bent. The weather was clear and the wind was calm.

Aircraft

Registration
N67613
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
41505
Airframe hours
1,025
Engine
Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Willow River Flight, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · November 12, 1982 · 57 hours before
Departed
WI36 · New Richmond, WI
Airport
WI36 · New Richmond, runway 32, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
32
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
15 total · 15 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N67613 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.