# NTSB MIA89LA106: Cessna 152, N4948H, Olive Branch, MS, March 12, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1989, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Coordinates: 34.95008, -89.820686 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9501&lon=-89.8207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32409/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA106

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. THE CROSSWIND AND DITCH WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING WITH A CROSSWIND, THE STUDENT PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING THE ROLL-OUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY, HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER. NO PRE-ACDNT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS RPRTD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4948H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4948H-2000-01-07), registration cancelled 2000-01-07, S/N 15284041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284041
- Airframe hours: 5507
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Metro Flying School & Club
- Registered owner: A & M Aircraft Leasing, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, January 20, 1989, 92 hours before
- Airport: OLV, Olive Branch, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 41 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MEM, 10 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 19890312003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312003679A), Mar 12, 1989: Cessna 152, Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Student lost control landing in a crosswind. Ran off runway into a ditch and nosed over. Too much wind for a student

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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