# NTSB FTW81DRA47: Cessna 152, N25479, League City, TX, July 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1981
- Place: League City, TX · LEAGUE CITY, TX
- Location: 29.5075° N, 95.0949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of League City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5075&lon=-95.0949&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1543  81/7/19    LEAGUE CITY,TX      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N25479              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON GULF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TX                  RETURN                       LEAGUE CITY,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25479](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25479-2005-04-04), registration cancelled 2005-04-04, S/N 15280683, 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: Houston Gulf

## 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 19810719042179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042179A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 152, League City, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing, allowed nose to drop to runway. Collapsed nose wheel. Strong crosswind.

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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