# NTSB IAD01LA055: Cessna 152, N135GB, Easton, MD, May 10, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 10, 2001, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Easton, MD - Coordinates: 38.804164, -76.068885 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8042&lon=-76.0689&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 23, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 52236 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD01LA055 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52236/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA055 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 22, and "kept in extra airspeed" to compensate for a crosswind. He "flared early" so the airplane would not be blown off the runway. The airplane bounced twice before it impacted the runway and continued off the left side. The winds reported at an Air Force base 34 miles to the northeast airport, about the time of the accident, were from 320 degrees at 8 knots. Runway 15/33 was closed due to construction. ## Factual narrative On May 10, 2001, about 0900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N135GB, was substantially damaged during landing at Easton/Newnam Field (ESN), Easton, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he departed Martin State Airport (MTN), Baltimore, Maryland, about 0830, destined for Easton. As he approached Easton, ATIS reported the winds were from 330 degrees at 8 knots, and runway 15/33 was closed due to construction. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 22, and "kept in extra airspeed" to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot noticed that he was "coming down a little faster than normal" and as he crossed the runway threshold, the airplane was blown to the left of centerline. The pilot reported that he "flared early" in an attempt to land the airplane "before it drifted off the runway." The airplane bounced twice, and during the second bounce it reached an altitude of 20 feet before coming back down and impacting the runway. The nose gear broke off, and the airplane slid off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported 400 hours of total flight experience, all of which were in make and model. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the landing gear nose wheel had collapsed, and substantial damage was observed to the firewall. At 0855, the winds reported at an Air Force base 34 miles to the northeast, were from 320 degrees at 8 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N135GB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135GB-2017-04-04), registration cancelled 2017-04-04, S/N 15284103, 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: 15284103 - Airframe hours: 7007 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 110 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Brett Aviation - Registered owner: Larry Terrence Buchanan - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 2000, 25 hours before - Departed: MTN, BALTIMORE, MD - Destination: ESN, Easton, MD - Airport: ESN, Easton/Newnam Field, runway 22, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 29, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 335 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: DOV, 34 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 20010510017009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010510017009A), May 10, 2001: Cessna 152, Easton, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) The private pilot was attempting a crosswind landing on runway 22 at the Easton, MD, municipal airport. The aircraft bounced several times and impacted… 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.