CHI84LA269

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Ft. Wayne, IN · June 29, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: June 29, 1984, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place: Ft. Wayne, IN
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N94111Cessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19840629028579A
Case key: 12676

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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

Touch-and-go - initiatedPilot in command

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Nose gear collapsedLanding

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

During a landing, the acft bounced & landed on the nose wheel, collapsing the nose gear.

Aircraft

Registration: N94111
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15285599
Airframe hours: 611
Engine: Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Fort Wayne Air Service
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Last inspection: 100 hour · June 7, 1984 · 44 hours before
Airport: FWA · Baer Field, runway 9, 5,999 × 150 ft, asphalt

N94111Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15285599 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 33
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 39 total · 29 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 60° at 7 knots
Visibility: 15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: FWA

FAA reports on this event · 1

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

Accident 19840629028579ACessna 152 · Ft Wayne, INStudent pilot made hard landing and nose wheel collapsed causing substantial damage.Jun 29, 1984 · N94111 · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N94111 · 1

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

NTSB CHI83LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKankakee, ILThe student plt was on a round robin, cross-country training flt. His first landing was made on rwy 4 at the greater Kankakee arpt. During touchdown in a strong cross-wind, the acft bounced, then veered off the rwy. The acft then encountered soft terrain and…Apr 12, 1983 · Substantial damage