# NTSB LAX83LA193: Cessna 152, N68714, Riverside, CA, April 15, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 15, 1983, 11:35 local (19:35 UTC)
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Coordinates: 33.900478, -117.400291 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9005&lon=-117.4003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23679/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA193

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - runway light (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ACFT BECAME MISALIGNED WITH THE RWY AS HE FLARED. THE ACFT ALSO BALLOONED AND AT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND DESTROYED A RWY LIGHT DURING THE MANEUVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68714](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68714), registered now, S/N 15285332, built 1981 (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: 15285332
- Airframe hours: 400
- Engines: LYCOMING O-234-L-2L 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Parflite, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 1983
- Airport: RAL, Riverside, runway 27, 5,400 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 30 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RAL

## 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 19830415014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830415014419A), Apr 15, 1983: Cessna 152, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Came down sideways and ran off the runway. Side load collapsed the nose gear.

## Other investigations on N68714 (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 CHI05LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA067), Feb 3, 2005: Cessna 152 (N68714), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify the electrical system failure and to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach. Factors associated with the accident were the electrical system failure,…

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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