# NTSB FTW84LA276: Cessna 152, N4702P, Houston, TX, June 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Houston, TX
- Coordinates: 29.770147, -95.510551 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7701&lon=-95.5106&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): 21371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA276
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21371/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA276

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## Analysis

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. ACFT VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY AND CAME TO REST IN A WATERWAY USED BY SEAPLANES THAT IS ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO RWY 17L.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4702P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4702P), registered now, S/N 15284801, 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: 15284801
- Airframe hours: 1880
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Able Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1984, 1 hours before
- Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks Memor, runway 17L, 4,000 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 18; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19840616024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616024529A), Jun 16, 1984: Cessna 152, Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during touch and go landing.

## Other investigations on N4702P (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 GAA16CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA398), Jul 27, 2016: Cessna 152 (N4702P), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper approach descent rate and landing flare attitude, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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