# NTSB MIA87FA009: Cessna 152, N24485, Hattiesburg, MS, October 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1986, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Hattiesburg, MS
- Coordinates: 31.309965, -89.299942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3100&lon=-89.2999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87FA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31728/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA009

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - lowering of flaps - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN 'SCARED' OF LANDINGS & WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND, THE WIND SOCK WAS STANDING 'STRAIGHT OUT.'  HE LATER STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO CONTINUE FLYING AND THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED MORE CROSSWIND LANDING TRAINING. HE INITIATED A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RWY 31 AND TOUCHED DOWN WITH FULL FLAPS. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AN ESTIMATED 70 FT IN THE AIR, FELL OFF ON ONE WING & CRASHED TO THE GROUND. APRX 28 MI NORTH AT THE PINE BELT REGIONAL ARPT, THE WIND WAS FROM 010 DEG AT 5 KTS. THE ACFT HANDBOOK STATED THAT ONLY MINIMAL FLAP SETTINGS SHOULD BE USED WHEN LANDING IN A CROSSWIND WHILE CONSIDERING THE RWY LENGTH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24485 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15280282
- Airframe hours: 3976
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Mississippi Aero, Inc.
- Registered owner: Gillespie G. Boyd, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 12, 1986, 76 hours before
- Airport: HBG, Hattiesburg Muni, runway 31, 6,219 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 30 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIB, 28 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 19861016079379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016079379A), Oct 16, 1986: Cessna 152, Hattiesburg, MS, Substantial damage. The student landed the aircraft hard, bounced 70 feet AGL, stalled and spun in. Inadequate training.

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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