FTW85LA021

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Bogalusa, LA · October 21, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 21, 1984, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
Place
Bogalusa, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5097HCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841021057469A
Case key
21607

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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.

UndershootLanding - flare/touchdown
Judgment - poorPilot in command
Proper glidepath - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload

Analysis

The solo student plt landed 8 to 10 ft short of the rwy and rolled into the asphalt lip of the prepared surface. Touchdown occurred in an area of construction lengthening the rwy.

Aircraft

Registration
N5097H
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284060
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Bogalusa Airport Inc
Registered owner
Bogalusa Airport Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
BXA · Carr Mem Air Field, runway 18, 3,400 × 100 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
27
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
19 total · 19 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 10 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
2,500 ft overcast

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5097H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.