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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Kokomo, IN · August 25, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 25, 1984, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
Place
Kokomo, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67995Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840825043529A
Case key
12761

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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
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - initiatedPilot in commandCause
Lack of experiencePilot in commandFactor
Elevator - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overload
Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

Plt stated the acft was 1/2 way down the rwy and had not touched down so back pressure on the yoke was released. The acft then bounced three times on the rwy. On the third bounce the nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over. Plt stated airspeed was excessive on final apch.

Aircraft

Registration
N67995
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15282128
Airframe hours
2,434
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Charles Beene
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · August 8, 1984 · 27 hours before
Departed
8I3 · Kokomo, IN
Airport
8I3 · Glendale, runway 36, 2,048 × 110 ft, grass/turf

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
24
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
30 total · 3 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
360° at 5 knots
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 N67995 · 1

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