# NTSB IAD98LA003: Cessna 152, N89627, Dover, DE, October 5, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 5, 1997, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Dover, DE - Coordinates: 39.150032, -75.510345 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1500&lon=-75.5103&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 28, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28259 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98LA003 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28259/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA003 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot took off and practiced maneuvers for 45 minutes. After completion of two landings at another airport, he returned to his home airport for additional landings. The student pilot completed two landings and was on the third when the accident occurred. The runway was 2,533 feet long with a 539 foot displaced threshold. The student pilot recalled that on final everything was the same as the two previous landings, except he was a little higher and a little faster. With 30 degrees of flaps, the student pilot pushed forward on the yoke and the airspeed increased to about 70 knots. The airplane bounced at midfield, settled back to the runway, where he applied heavy braking. The airplane skidded off the end of the runway into a freshly plowed garden. The nose gear sank into the soft ground, collapsing the nose gear. The airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine. ## Factual narrative On October 5, 1997, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N89627, was substantially damaged as it nose over after departing the runway during landing at the Chandelle Estates Airport (0N4), Dover, Delaware. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot took off from 0N4 and practiced flight maneuvers for 45 minutes. He flew to the Smyrna Airport, Smyrna, Delaware, for two landings, and returned to 0N4 for additional landings. The pilot stated that he had already completed two landings and was executing the third one when the accident happened. Runway 04 was 2,533 feet long with a 539 foot displaced threshold. The pilot recalled that on final everything was the same as the two previous landings, except he was a little higher and a little faster. With 30 degrees of flaps, the student pilot remembered pushing forward on the yoke and the airspeed increased to about 70 knots. His plan was to touch down by midfield, or abort the landing. The airplane bounced at midfield, settled back to the runway, and the pilot applied heavy braking. The airplane skidded off the end of the runway into a freshly plowed garden. The nose gear sank into the soft ground, collapsing, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted. A Federal Aviation Administration Inspector examined the wreckage. The examination revealed that the nose gear strut broke off, the fire wall was damaged, and both wings incurred spar damage. The pilot reported that he did not have any mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N89627](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89627-2000-09-05), registration cancelled 2000-09-05, S/N 15282806 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15282806 - Airframe hours: 4321 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Jim Strong Aviation, Inc., doing business as Jim Strong Aviation - Registered owner: Double L Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 1997, 11 hours before - Departed: 0N4 - Destination: 0N4 - Airport: 0N4, Chandelle Airport, runway 4, 2,533 × 28 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 31 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19971005030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005030089A), Oct 5, 1997: Cessna 152, Dover, DE, Substantial damage. Skidded off the end of the runway after landing, flipped over. ## Other investigations on N89627 (2) 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 NYC91LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA051), Dec 17, 1990: Cessna 152 (N89627), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDINGS. - [NTSB MIA87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA137), Apr 18, 1987: Cessna 152 (N89627), Gainesville, FL, 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.