# NTSB FTW85LA021: Cessna 152, N5097H, Bogalusa, LA, October 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 21, 1984, 15:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: Bogalusa, LA
- Coordinates: 30.779293, -89.860374 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7793&lon=-89.8604&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): 21607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW85LA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21607/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA021

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - total, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5097H-1991-01-30), registration cancelled 1991-01-30, S/N 15284060 (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: 15284060
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841021057469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021057469A), Oct 21, 1984: Cessna 152, Bogalusa, LA, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway. Nose gear struck lip of runway and collapsed.

## Other investigations on N5097H (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 FTW85FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA244), Jun 2, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5097H), Bogalusa, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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