MIA83LA187

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · July 19, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 19, 1983, 11:06 local (15:06 UTC)
Place
Miami, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5170BCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830719033769A
Case key
30914

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The student stated that while performing a touch-and-go landing, the acft bounced 2 times. On the 3rd touchdown, the nose gear collapsed & the acft came to rest on its nose.

Aircraft

Registration
N5170B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283786
Airframe hours
3,137
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Burnside Ott Aviation
Registered owner
Aviation Financial Services
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · July 7, 1983 · 38 hours before
Airport
TMB · Tamiami, runway 9R, 4,999 × 150 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
42
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
36 total · 24 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
8 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
90 °F, dew point 70 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
TMB

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.