# NTSB MKC84LA063: Cessna 152, N6377B, Chesterfield, MO, January 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 22, 1984, 09:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Coordinates: 38.650775, -90.529533 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6508&lon=-90.5295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33621/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA063

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - roll
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6377B), registered now, S/N 15283926, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283926
- Airframe hours: 1846
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840122001759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840122001759A), Jan 22, 1984: Cessna 152, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student made hard landing, bouncing and causing aircraft nose wheel to collapse.

## Other investigations on N6377B (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA055), Feb 19, 1990: Cessna 152 (N6377B), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED AND INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT AND THE DITCH.

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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