MKC82DA061

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Grain Valley, MO · April 24, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
April 24, 1982, 10:25 local (16:25 UTC)
Place
Grain Valley, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4736BCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820424011489A
Case key
70863

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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.

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Touch-and-go - performedPilot in commandFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperPilot in commandCause
TotalPilot in commandFactor
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor

Analysis

During landing roll the aircraft went off the runway and ended up in a ditch.

Aircraft

Registration
N4736B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283608
Airframe hours
1,208
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
East Kansas City Avn
Registered owner
East Kansas City Avn
Departed
3GV · Grain Valley, MO
Destination
3GV · Grain Valley, MO
Airport
3GV · East Kansas City, runway 23, 2,003 × 30 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
33
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
14 total · 14 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 14 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Temperature
145 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
MKC, 18 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.

Other investigations on N4736B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.