# NTSB FTW82DA077: Cessna 152, N4912H, Arkadelphia, AR, February 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 28, 1982, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69806/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA077

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO PRACTICE A FORCED LANDING PATTERN TO A LARGE RICE FIELD. AS HE PASSED OVER A STAND OF PINE TREES ON FINAL APPROACH, HE HEARD A LOUD THUMP. HE INCREASED POWER AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. EN ROUTE, HE NOTED A DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WHERE IT HAD COLLIDED WITH A TALL PINE TREE. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4912H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4912H-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 15284016, built 1979 (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: 152840161
- Airframe hours: 1102
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jess Kimball
- Registered owner: Jess Kimball
- Departed: ARKADELPHIA, AR
- Destination: ARKADELPHIA, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 123 total, 83 in this make and model, 89 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820228001269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001269A), Feb 28, 1982: Cessna 152, Arkadelphia, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot practicing emergency landing allowed aircraft to hit trees during approach. Returned to airport and landed.

## Other investigations on N4912H (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 LAX08CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA132), May 7, 2008: Cessna 152 (N4912H), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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