FTW84LA332

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A152 · Fort Worth, TX · August 2, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 1, 1984, 20:05 local (Aug 2, 1984, 01:05 UTC)
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4839ACessna A152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840801041619A
Case key
21414

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Proper touchdown point - exceededPilot in command
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Lack of experiencePilot in commandFactor
TotalPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fence

Analysis

The plt stated that he landed too FAR down the rwy & could not get the acft stopped prior to running off the end & colliding with a gas meter & a fence. He also stated that he should have gone around instead of continuing the landing attempt.

Aircraft

Registration
N4839A
Reported as
Cessna A152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
A1520899
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Julian P. Anderson
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
Departed
F72 · Fort Worth, TX
Airport
F72 · Oak Grove, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, concrete

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
26
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
19 total · 19 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
110° at 9 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 55 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
FTW, 10 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.