# NTSB MIA82DA040: Cessna 152, N5406M, New Port Richey, FL, January 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1982, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Location: 28.2466° N, 82.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Port Richey, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2466&lon=-82.7175&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71991/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA040

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with weather, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 080 WITH WINDS FROM 170 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT SAND WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5406M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5406M-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 15284582, built 1980 (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: 15284582
- Airframe hours: 899
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ed Silvernell&Son, Inc.
- Registered owner: Ed Silvernell&Son, Inc.
- Departed: X41, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
- Destination: X41, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL
- Airport: X41, West Pasco, runway 8, 5,000 × 50 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 402 total, 14 in this make and model, 241 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TPA, 12 nm away

## 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 19820131002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131002139A), Jan 31, 1982: Cessna 152, Odessa, FL, Substantial damage. Ran off downwind side of runway during a crosswind landing. Nose wheel dug into sand. Airplane nosed over.

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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