FTW85LA208

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Tulsa, OK · May 4, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 4, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Tulsa, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6593LCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850504019179A
Case key
21739

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The student plt was on a local instructional flt practicing solo landings. He stated he made a hard landing and the acft bounced with the nose gear ass'y separating allowing the acft to be substantially damaged. The left wing ass'y received substantial damage.

Aircraft

Registration
N6593L
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284452
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
James Lawbaugh
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · July 1, 1984 · 40 hours before
Airport
RVS · Richard-Jones-Riverside, runway 18L, 3,006 × 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
55
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
38 total · 38 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
160° at 12 knots, gusting 16
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °F, dew point 79 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
RVS

FAA reports on this event · 1

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