# NTSB FTW84LA124: Cessna 152, N94467, Stillwater, OK, February 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 1, 1984, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Coordinates: 36.080192, -97.069442 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0802&lon=-97.0694&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): 21251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21251/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA124

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper descent rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94467-2011-09-28), registration cancelled 2011-09-28, S/N 15285682, built 1982 (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: 15285682
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840201001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840201001959A), Feb 1, 1984: Cessna 152, Stillwater, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced on landing and pilot pushed nose down hard collapsing nose wheel.

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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