# NTSB DFW05CA164: Cessna 152, N93206, Burneyville, OK, June 16, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 16, 2005, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Burneyville, OK - Coordinates: 33.924999, -97.294998 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9250&lon=-97.2950&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. - NTSB case key (mKey): 61745 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA164 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61745/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA164 ## Probable cause The students pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that while landing on the runway, the airplane, "bounced." He tried to regain control of the airplane, but the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot further reported the brakes were ineffective in the knee-high grass and the airplane impacted a tree. ## Factual narrative On June 16, 2005, about 10:30 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna 152 airplane, N93206, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at the Falconhead Airport, (37K) near Burneyville, Oklahoma. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by North Texas Aero, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed for the training flight. The solo cross-country flight departed at 0940 from Northwest Regional Airport (52F), near Roanoke, Texas, enroute to the Falconhead Airport (37K). According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the 71-hour student pilot reported that while landing on Runway 36, the airplane "bounced". The student pilot stated that she tried to regain control of the airplane but the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The pilot further reported the brakes were ineffective in the knee-high grass and the airplane impacted a tree. An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed structural damage to the left wing. The propeller, fuselage, and nose-gear were also damaged. At 1049, the automated weather observing system at Ardmore, Oklahoma (1F0), 16 miles northeast of the accident site, reported the wind from 140 degrees at 3 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, a clear sky, temperature 81 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.94 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N93206](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93206-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 15285442, 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: 15285442 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: North Texas Aero, Inc., doing business as North Texas Aero, Inc - Registered owner: George Dalton - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 52F, ROANOKE, TX - Destination: 37F, Falconhead, TX - Flight plan: VFR/IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; seat: front; flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: 1F0 ## 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 20050616011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050616011899A), Jun 16, 2005: Cessna 152, Burneyville, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On Thursday, June 16, 2005, a student pilot departed (52F) northwest regional airport in roanoke, Texas, on a solo cross-country flight to (37K)… From the NTSB's public API. 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