# NTSB FTW83LA272: Cessna 152, N6450B, League City, TX, June 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 12, 1983, 10:11 local (15:11 UTC)
- Place: League City, TX
- Coordinates: 29.479112, -95.099487 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4791&lon=-95.0995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA272
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20927/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA272

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

AFTER RETURNING FROM A SOLO X-COUNTRY, THE STUDENT PLT WAS LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER FLARING TO LAND, A GUST OF WIND 'DEFLECTED' THE PLANE. THE STUDENT DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING & APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID TOUCHING DOWN IN A RIGHT CRAB. THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR & WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & THRU AN ADJACENT FENCE. THE STUDENT THEN CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO LAND; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED & NOSED OVER. THE STUDENT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE SE AT 10 GUSTING 12 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6450B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6450B-2022-10-18), registration cancelled 2022-10-18, S/N 15283935 (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: 15283935
- Airframe hours: 1698
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Clear Lake Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Airport: SPX, Houston Gulf, runway 13, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °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 19830612024959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024959A), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 152, League City, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Tried to go around with carburetor heat on. Struck a fence and trees. Came to rest inverted.

## Other investigations on N6450B (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 GAA19CA571](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA571), Sep 25, 2019: Cessna 152 (N6450B), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.

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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