# NTSB LAX84LA359: Cessna 152, N67329, Eureka, CA, June 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1984, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Coordinates: 40.799591, -124.150749 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7996&lon=-124.1507&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): 24316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA359
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24316/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA359

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 5TH LANDING WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED UNFAVORABLE WIND & BOUNCED HARD. HE STATED THAT THE WIND GOT UNDER THE UPWIND WING & SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT PIVOTED NOSE DOWN TO THE GROUND & WAS DAMAGED. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67329](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67329), registered now, S/N 15281758, built 1978 (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: 81758
- Airframe hours: 1979
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Northern Air Transport Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 7, 1984, 4 hours before
- Departed: EKA
- Airport: Murray Field, runway 29, 3,000 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 15 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 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 19840619060299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840619060299A), Jun 19, 1984: Cessna 152, Eureka, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing in crosswind condition.

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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