# NTSB DEN84LA305: Cessna 152, N93239, Missoula, MT, September 30, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1984, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Coordinates: 46.849899, -113.990455 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8499&lon=-113.9905&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): 16494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA305
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16494/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA305

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command

## Analysis

PLT FLARED ABRUPTLY AND ACFT FLOATED BEFORE IT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RWY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. ACFT TRAVELED 20 FT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93239](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93239), registered now, S/N 15285447, 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: 15285447
- Airframe hours: 1539
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Minutesman Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 27, 1984, 11 hours before
- Airport: MSO, Johnson-Bell, runway 11, 9,499 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 38 total, 33 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: MSO

## 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 19840930052559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930052559A), Sep 30, 1984: Cessna 152, Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing collapsing nose wheel and then went off the runway.

## Other investigations on N93239 (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 SEA07LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA024), Nov 25, 2006: Cessna 152 (N93239), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged distance/speed during final approach, which resulted in an overrun during landing roll and collision with a fence.

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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