# NTSB FTW84LA294: Cessna 152, N49483, Washington, OK, June 29, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Washington, OK
- Coordinates: 35.110977, -97.489654 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1110&lon=-97.4897&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): 21384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21384/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA294

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE HAD LANDED & DECELERATED ALMOST TO TAXI SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN AS HE WAS TURNING OFF THE LANDING AREA. THE ACFT THEN SLOWLY NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49483](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49483-1989-01-24), registration cancelled 1989-01-24, S/N 15281302 (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: 15281302
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ludie V. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: WASHINGTON, OK
- Airport: Paradise Air Haven

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: OKC, 20 nm away

## 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 19840629074689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840629074689A), Jun 29, 1984: Cessna 152, Washington, OK, Substantial damage. Turned off runway into soft ground on the landing rollout. Airplane nosed over.

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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