# NTSB LAX82DA115: Cessna 152, N25782, Winslow, AZ, March 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 22, 1982, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.100761, -110.640197 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1008&lon=-110.6402&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA115
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73070/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA115

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - overconfidence in aircraft's ability, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25782-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 15280782 (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: 15280782
- Airframe hours: 2249
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820322004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004789A), Mar 22, 1982: Cessna 152, Winslow, AZ, Substantial damage. Practicing a power off landing, developed high sink rate in u turn to final uncorrected crash landed on runway.

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.

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