# NTSB CHI83LA333: Cessna 152, N789MF, Ann Arbor, MI, July 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 26, 1983, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Coordinates: 42.329341, -83.70021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3293&lon=-83.7002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA333
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12278/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA333

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

## Analysis

THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AND HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON 4. THE FIFTH IN THE SERIES WAS INTENDED TO BE THE LAST ONE. THE PILOTS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION WAS TO GO AROUND AS SOON AS THE BOUNCING STARTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N789MF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789MF-2008-05-08), registration cancelled 2008-05-08, S/N 15280998, built 1977 (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: 15280998
- Airframe hours: 3500
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: University Of Michigan Flyers
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 25, 1983, 81 hours before
- Airport: ARB, Ann Arbor, runway 6, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ARB

## 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 19830726035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726035649A), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 152, Ann Arbor, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing, causing substantial damage to aircraft.

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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