FTW84LA124

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Stillwater, OK · February 1, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 1, 1984, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Stillwater, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N94467Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840201001959A
Case key
21251

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandCause
Proper descent rate - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Aborted landing - not performedPilot in commandCause
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor

Analysis

The acft landed hard and bounced. The plt reacted by pushing the nose over and when the acft contacted the rwy the nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N94467
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285682
Engine
Lycoming O-235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Stillwater Flight Center
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · January 13, 1984 · 36 hours before
Destination
SWO · Stillwater, OK
Airport
SWO · Stillwater, runway 17, 5,002 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
55
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
95 total · 91 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 5 knots, gusting 10
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
50 °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.