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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Price, UT · October 9, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 9, 1986, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place
Price, UT
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93703Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861009048479A
Case key
17144

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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
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of recent experiencePilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - performedPilot in command
Loss of control - in flightTakeoff
Go-around - initiatedPilot in command
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterTakeoff

Analysis

The student plt was on a solo cross-country flt. She stated that on landing, the acft ballooned. She initiated a go-around and during the climbout, the acft began to settle. It drifted off to the side of the rwy and the wing tip struck the ground. The acft then cartwheeled and was damaged. The student had logged 1.7 hours of flt time in the last 90 days.

Aircraft

Registration
N93703
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285538
Airframe hours
1,672
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Registered owner
Cessna Finance Corporation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
AAIP · August 28, 1986 · 32 hours before
Departed
CAG · Craig, CO
Airport
PUC · Carbon County, runway 18, 7,300 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
56
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
37 total · 36 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 4 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PUC

FAA reports on this event · 1

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