# NTSB FTW81DPJ23: Cessna 152, N49022, Ada, OK, May 20, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1981
- Place: Ada, OK · ADA, OK
- Location: 34.7679° N, 96.6691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ada, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7679&lon=-96.6691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0994  81/5/20    ADA,OK              CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N49022              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADA,OK                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT BRIEFED ON GUSTY WIND BY INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO DEPARTURE,GUSTS TO 15 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49022](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49022-2021-06-07), registration cancelled 2021-06-07, S/N 15281105, built 1977 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ada Municipal

## 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 19810520027199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520027199A), May 20, 1981: Cessna 152, Ada, OK, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing roll. Departed runway, nosed over in plowed ground.

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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