MKC84LA252

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Olathe, KS · August 14, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 14, 1984, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
Place
Olathe, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N69048Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840814042959A
Case key
33774

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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 - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Analysis

The student plt elected to practice touch-&-go landings. On her 1st landing of that flt, the acft bounced & began to porpoise. She started to apply power for a go-around on the 3rd bounce, but the nose came down hard & the nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N69048
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15282460
Airframe hours
3,039
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Phil Duffy
Registered owner
P And D Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · May 1, 1984
Departed
OJC · Olathe, KS
Airport
OJC · Johnson County Executive, runway 17, 4,099 × 75 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
25
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
47 total · 47 in this make and model · 18 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
OJC

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.