LAX82DA115

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Winslow, AZ · March 22, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
March 22, 1982, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
Place
Winslow, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N25782Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 22, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820322004789A
Case key
73070

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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.

UndershootApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityPilot in commandFactor
Overconfidence in aircraft's abilityPilot in commandFactor
Altitude - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Level off - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The pilot stated that he did a touch and go on runway 29, then pulled the power off at approximately 300 ft AGL over the intersection of runways 29 and 22. He reported that from there, he attempted to land on runway 22 with no power, failed to maintain airspeed in the turn, and entered a high sink rate. The aircraft landed hard before reaching runway 22.

Aircraft

Registration
N25782
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15280782
Airframe hours
2,249
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Wwinslow Aviation
Registered owner
Gallaway, Dolores
Departed
INW · Winslow, AZ
Destination
INW · Winslow, AZ
Airport
INW · Winslow Muni, runway 22, 7,498 × 150 ft, asphalt

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
32
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
231 total · 19 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
50° at 5 knots
Visibility
50 statute miles
Temperature
138 °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.