CHI84LA115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Milwaukee, WI · February 22, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 22, 1984, 15:16 local (21:16 UTC)
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5355PCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840222004279A
Case key
12550

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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 - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The student plt stated that the acft bounced on the first touchdown and then contacted the rwy with the nose gear. Afterthe nose gear collapsed the acft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N5355P
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284926
Airframe hours
2,609
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Gran Aire, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · February 17, 1984 · 9 hours before
Departed
MSN · Madison, WI
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
MWC · Timmerman, runway 22R, 3,200 × 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
46
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
62 total · 62 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
220° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
MWC

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 N5355P · 1

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