# NTSB DEN82DA176: Cessna 152, N757AV, Ft. Collins, CO, August 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Collins, CO
- Coordinates: 40.549808, -105.059371 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5498&lon=-105.0594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70774/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA176

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

DURING A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED DURING LANDING, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N757AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15279594
- Airframe hours: 16
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Edward E. Reynolds
- Registered owner: Edward E. Reynolds
- Departed: IV4, FT. COLLINS, CO
- Destination: IV4, FT. COLLINS, CO
- Airport: IV4, Loveland-Ft.Collins, runway 33, 6,404 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820826043509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826043509A), Aug 26, 1982: Cessna 152, Loveland, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during landing on supervised solo flight.

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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