# NTSB FTW87LA067: Cessna 152, N49054, Plano, TX, February 19, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1987, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Plano, TX
- Location: 33.0198° N, 96.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plano, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-96.6989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22331/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA067

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft handling - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TOUCH DOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49054](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49054-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 15281125, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281125
- Airframe hours: 4683
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Stramell Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner: Stramel Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 7, 1986, 70 hours before
- Departed: F26, PLANO, TX
- Airport: F26, Dallas North, runway 16, 1,675 × 70 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; 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, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F

## 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 19870219003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870219003959A), Feb 19, 1987: Cessna 152, Plano, TX, Substantial damage. The student pilot over controlled on landing and the aircraft veered off the runway.

## Other investigations on N49054 (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 ERA12CA521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA521), Aug 21, 2012: Cessna 152 (N49054), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control on final approach in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate in an environment of thunderstorms and…

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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