# NTSB MIA87LA082: Cessna 152, N6237M, Venice, FL, February 7, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 7, 1987, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place: Venice, FL
- Location: 27.0713° N, 82.4400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VENICE MUNI (VNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0713&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA87LA082
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31852/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA082

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - inattentive, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - lowering of flaps - improper use of, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

FULL FLAP X-WIND TAKE OFF & LANDINGS WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON RWY 13 WITH THE WINDS AT 210 TO 220 DEGS AT 10 KTS, OR A RIGHT X-WIND COMPONENT OF 80 TO 90 DEGS. THE STUDENT PLT PERMITTED THE ACFT TO GET TOO SLOW WHILE ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. A HIGH SINK RATE DEVELOPED, A HARD LDG WAS MADE & THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER & CAUGHT THE INSTRUCTOR 'BY SURPRISE'. 15 FT ABOVE THE GROUND WITH NO FLT SPEED, THE INSTRUCTOR PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN BUT THE X-WIND BLEW THE ACFT INTO THE GRASS CATCHING THE LEFT WING & NOSE. THE OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THE ACFT STATES THAT WHEN LDG IN A STRONG X-WIND, 'USE MINIMUM FLAP SETTING REQUIRED FOR THE FIELD LENGTH'. RWY 13 IS 5000 LONG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6237M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6237M-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 15284643, 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: 15284643
- Airframe hours: 2559
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Air Venice, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, December 9, 1986
- Departed: VNC, VENICE, FL
- Airport: VNC, Venice Municipal, runway 13, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 1,307 total, 437 in this make and model, 1,189 as pilot in command, 206 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SRQ, 22 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 19870207002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002319A), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna 152, Venice, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft ballooned in the flare and drifted off the runway. Instructor failed to anticipate student actions.

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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