FTW87LA117

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Okmulgee, OK · May 10, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 10, 1987, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Okmulgee, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4922PCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 6, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870510012889A
Case key
22363

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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.

Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - undeterminedCause
Touch-and-go - attemptedPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

During a normal uneventful approach, and upon touchdown, the aircraft's nose gear collapsed for undetermined reasons. The aircraft slid to a stop causing substantial damage.

Aircraft

Registration
N4922P
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15284842
Airframe hours
3,970
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Christiansen Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
100 hour · October 16, 1986 · 63 hours before
Departed
RVS · Riverside, OK
Destination
OKM · Okmulgee, OK
Airport
OKM · Okmulgee Mun., runway 17, 4,300 × 35 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
51
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
61 total · 61 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 11 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

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 N4922P · 1

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