- Date
- July 3, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Missouri Valley, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24208Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820703027449A
- Case key
- 71729
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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 flight
Throttle/power control - improper use ofCause
Judgment - improperCause
Hard landing
Go-around - delayedCause
Nose gear collapsed
Analysis
During a dual training flight practicing short field approaches with go-arounds the student applied power abruptly and attempted a flare. The engine hesitated and the aircraft stalled and landed hard shearing the nose gear and engine mounts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24208
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280159
- Airframe hours
- 975
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Karol King
- Registered owner
- Karol King
- Departed
- K35 · Missouri Valley, IA
- Destination
- K35 · Missouri Valley, IA
- Airport
- K35 · Missouri Valley, runway 16, 2,500 × 30 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,465 total · 32 in this make and model · 1,265 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Temperature
- 187 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.