# NTSB FTW83LA118: Cessna 152, N5283P, Lubbock, TX, February 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 12, 1983, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Coordinates: 33.550209, -101.859344 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5502&lon=-101.8593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20811/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA118

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - touch-and-go - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A TOUCH & GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN SHORT. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A 1 FT DIRT BANK APRX 2 FT SHORT OF THE PAVED RUNWAY. A NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT TO ALERT PLTS THAT THE FIRST 400 FT OF RUNWAY 17 & 35 WAS UNUSABLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5283P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5283P-1993-09-14), registration cancelled 1993-09-14, S/N 15284906 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284906
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sandene Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: F82, Town & Country, runway 17, 2,600 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LB3

## 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 19830212003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212003879A), Feb 12, 1983: Cessna 152, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot touched down short of runway and landing gear collided with foot high dirt bank.

## Other investigations on N5283P (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 FTW93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA122), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 152 (N5283P), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY 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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