# NTSB CHI84LA234: Cessna 152, N4857B, Marine City, MI, June 11, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1984, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Marine City, MI
- Coordinates: 42.71051, -82.489799 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7105&lon=-82.4898&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): 12648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12648/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA234

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing
  - flare - performed, pilot in command
  - elevator trim - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - performed, pilot in command
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT REACHED DOWN TO ADJUST THE TRIM AFTER TOUCHDOWN & THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE ACFT THEN BOUNCED HARD, 2 TIMES, & THE STUDENT MADE A GO-AROUND. HE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGE UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE ACFT NOSED DOWN. THE PROP, ENG COWL, FIREWALL, ENG MOUNT & LEFT WING TIP WERE DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4857B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4857B-2014-06-13), registration cancelled 2014-06-13, S/N 15283676 (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: 15283676
- Airframe hours: 1413
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Marine City Aviation
- Registered owner: Willis C. Manter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 3, 1984, 13 hours before
- Airport: 76G, Marine City, runway 4, 2,248 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 62 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DET, 46 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 19840611023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840611023929A), Jun 11, 1984: Cessna 152, Marine City, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot diverted attention to trim during landing. Aircraft ballooned and came down hard on nose.

## Other investigations on N4857B (1)

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 CHI87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA113), Apr 13, 1987: Cessna 152 (N4857B), Marine City, MI, 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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