MKC84LA186

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · St. Louis, MO · June 27, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 27, 1984, 15:57 local (20:57 UTC)
Place
St. Louis, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6134QCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840627027229A
Case key
33719

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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 flightLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Pilot in commandCause
Flight controls - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Throttle/power control - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCopilot/second pilotCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - not correctedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft bounced on landing and during the attempts to recover or go-around the acft stalled and veered off the rwy. Thenose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over. The student plt, just released for solo flt, said he never had control of the acft during landing.

Aircraft

Registration
N6134Q
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285158
Airframe hours
1,292
Engine
Lycoming O-230-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Parks College Of St.Louis
Registered owner
Cessna Finance Corp.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · April 26, 1984 · 92 hours before
Departed
SUS · St. Louis, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St. Louis, runway 25, 5,280 × 100 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
20
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
12 total · 12 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
320° at 7 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
-0 °F
Altimeter
29.00 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.