- Date
- April 16, 1994, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- College Station, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6315MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940416014559A
- Case key
- 19034
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Probable cause
The improper landing, abrupt lowering of the nose gear. A factor was the landing airspeed exceeded.
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.
Analysis
During landing the pilot touched down on the main landing gear at 65 miles per hour and in a crab. The pilot prematurely lowered the nose gear resulting in a blown tire, bent nose gear, and buckled fire wall.
Factual narrative
On April 16, 1994, at 1515 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6315M, was substantially damaged during landing near College Station, Texas. The pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local area flight.
The pilot stated in the pilot/operator report that during landing he touched down on the main landing gear with zero flaps and "somewhat sideways." He further reported that his speed was approximately 65 miles per hour. The manufacturer states that landing can be performed at 37.5 to 43.4 miles per hour with flaps up. According to the pilot after touchdown on the main landing gear he prematurely lowered the nose gear to the ground and blew the tire.
An examination of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the nose landing gear and the firewall was damaged.
The aircraft was released to the owner.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6315M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152284667
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tamu Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- CLL · Easterwood, runway 16, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 16 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.