MIA87LA083

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Melbourne, FL · February 12, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: February 12, 1987, 10:07 local (15:07 UTC)
Place: Melbourne, FL
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N4613PCessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 30, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870212002659A
Case key: 31853

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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.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - flare/touchdown

Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause

Lack of total experiencePilot in command

Proper glidepath - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Elevator - excessivePilot in commandCause

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandFactor

Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The acft ballooned during the student plt's first touch & go landing. She then lowered the nose of the acft, after which, it began to porpoise. The acft then touched down, bounced, stalled, & landed hard collapsing the landing gear.

Aircraft

Registration: N4613P
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15284781
Airframe hours: 1,920
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Operator: Melbourne Aviation
Registered owner: Prevost Leasing Inc.
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · February 7, 1987 · 14 hours before
Airport: MLB · Melbourne Regional, runway 27R, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 18
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 22 total · 22 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 290° at 11 knots
Visibility: 7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Observed at: MLB

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19870212002659ACessna 152 · Melbourne, FLThe student ballooned the landing and the aircraft porpoised.Feb 12, 1987 · N4613P · Substantial damage