# NTSB CHI87LA128: Cessna 152, N92140, Minneapolis, MN, May 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 15, 1987, 09:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Coordinates: 45.06068, -93.340751 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0607&lon=-93.3408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA128

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, HE EXTENDED FULL FLAPS ON FINAL APCH AND MAINTAINED RWY ALIGNMENT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. A POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE ACFT BOUNCE THREE TIMES AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, BEFORE VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND FLIPPING OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92140](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92140), registered now, S/N 15285371, built 1981 (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: 15285371
- Airframe hours: 2215
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Flying Scottsman, Inc.
- Registered owner: James W. Erler
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, December 26, 1986, 15 hours before
- Airport: MIC, Crystal, runway 13L, 3,264 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MIC

## 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 19870515013679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870515013679A), May 15, 1987: Cessna 152, Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. The aircraft porpoised on hard landing and then veered off the side. Student pilot.

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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