# NTSB ERA22LA211: Cessna 152, N46733, Wadsworth, OH, April 28, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: April 28, 2022, 17:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Coordinates: 41.028185, -81.798147 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA211
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105018/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA211

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while attempting to land in a crosswind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 152, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during the flare of a crosswind landing, he was late to apply right rudder and the airplane landed left of centerline and continued off the left side of the runway. During the runway excursion, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted in the grass, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46733](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46733-2024-07-16), registration cancelled 2024-07-16, S/N 15283096, built 1978 (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: 15283096
- Year built: 1978
- Airframe hours: 9034.8
- Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Sky Park Inc
- Registered owner: Sky Park Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 10, 2022
- Airport: 15G, Weltzien Skypark Airport, runway 03, 2,410 × 37 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: serious; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 99 total, 38 in this make and model, 3.7 as pilot in command, 3.2 in the last 90 days, 2.4 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 30.24 inHg
- Observed at: BJJ, 10 nm away
- METAR: KBJJ 282156Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01061044

## 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 20220428006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220428006559A), Apr 28, 2022: Cessna 152, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. During landing RWY3, wind gust caused the aircraft to bounce on the nose wheel, veer off left side of runway and flip over.

## Other investigations on N46733 (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 CHI82DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA040), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 152 (N46733), Canton, MI, substantial damage

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 3, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105018. 8.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 12 pages, 7.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13959734&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Jeff%20Parker%204-28-2022%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 918 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13857180&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20LA211-Rel.pdf
- Weather observations (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13857385&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=LA211%20METARs-Rel.pdf

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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