# NTSB FTW96LA036: Cessna 152, N49131, Marietta, OK, November 1, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 1, 1995, 16:20 local (22:20 UTC) - Place: Marietta, OK - Coordinates: 33.929725, -97.119041 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9297&lon=-97.1190&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 21, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19703 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19703/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA036 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wet grass runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot said he was unable to maintain directional control after landing on a wet grass airstrip. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and collided with a ditch. Examination of the accident site disclosed tire tracks 200 feet beyond the runway threshold and 10 feet left of centerline. The tracks angled off the left side of the runway and terminated at the airplane in the ditch. Winds reported at nearby Ardmore Municipal Airport were from 190 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative On November 1, 1995, approximately 1620 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N49131, operated by Bridgeport Flight Center, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing at Marietta, Oklahoma. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The flight, being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, originated at Bridgeport, Texas, approximately 1530. In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot chose not to make a written statement. However, in a telephone interview the pilot stated he was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the left side of runway 17 colliding with a ditch. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, examination of the accident site disclosed the airplane touched down on wet grass 200 feet beyond the runway threshold, 10 feet left of centerline. The tracks went off the left side of the runway and terminated at the airplane in the ditch. Winds reported at nearby Ardmore Municipal Airport were from 190 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N49131](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49131-2012-12-10), registration cancelled 2012-12-10, S/N 15283428, built 1979 (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: 15283428 - Airframe hours: 8474 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bridgeport Flight Center - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 27, 1995, 20 hours before - Departed: 1F9, BRIDGEPORT, TX - Destination: T40 - Airport: T40, Mcgehee Catfish Restauran, runway 17, 2,450 × 55 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 60 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 10 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ADM, 26 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19951101035549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101035549A), Nov 1, 1995: Cessna 152, Marietta, OK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway into a ditch. ## Other investigations on N49131 (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 FTW87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA155), Jun 30, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49131), Farris, OK, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.