MKC84LA063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Chesterfield, MO · January 22, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 22, 1984, 09:40 local (15:40 UTC)
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6377BCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840122001759A
Case key
33621

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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.

Hard landingLanding - roll
Flare - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft bounced during a touch and go landing. The plt was unable to control the bouncing and the acft received damage to the nose gear, propeller and wing tips.

Aircraft

Registration
N6377B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283926
Airframe hours
1,846
Engine
Lycoming O-235 L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Roederer Aviation, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · October 31, 1984 · 46 hours before
Airport
SUS · Spirit Of St Louis, runway 25, 6,008 × 150 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
54
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
17 total · 17 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 4 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SUS

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 N6377B · 1

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