# NTSB FTW82DA124: Cessna 152, N5361M, Lafayette, LA, April 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 9, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71306/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA124

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

EN ROUTE TO LAFAYETTE, LA ON A CROSS COUNTRY THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5361M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5361M-2005-08-05), registration cancelled 2005-08-05, S/N 15284561, built 1980 (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: 15284561
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: James G. Mcclelland
- Registered owner: Pelican Aviation
- Departed: NEW IBERIA, LA
- Destination: EDNA, TX
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19820409009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409009099A), Apr 9, 1982: Cessna 152, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Engine knocked and quit. Made emergency landing in a plowed field. Nosed over. No report of engine problem.

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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