# NTSB FTW83LA114: Cessna 152, N5345M, Tyler, TX, February 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 12, 1983, 18:00 local (Feb 13, 1983, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Coordinates: 32.2402, -95.319526 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2402&lon=-95.3195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20808/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA114

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHILE MAKING A SHORT FIELD APPROACH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD & THE NOSE GEAR FAILED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5345M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5345M), registered now, S/N 15284549, 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: 152-64549
- Airframe hours: 55
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bobby K. Terry
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1982, 90 hours before
- Airport: TYR, Pounds Field, runway 13, 5,301 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 570 total, 50 in this make and model, 460 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19830212010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212010279A), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152, Tyler, TX, Substantial damage. Flared too late. Landed hard on the nose wheel. Sheared the nose strut and wrinkled the forward fuselage.

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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