MKC85LA214

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Olathe, KS · September 12, 1985

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 12, 1985, 18:31 local (23:31 UTC)
Place
Olathe, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5269QCessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19850912047319A
Case key
34032

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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 - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequatePilot in commandFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

The student plt lost directional control of the acft while practicing touch & go landings. Winds in the local area were reported by fss as being from 110 degs at 12 KTS, gusting to 17 KTS. The plt lost control of the acft during a landing roll, ran off the side of the rwy, collapsed the nose gear and the acft flipped to the inverted position.

Aircraft

Registration
N5269Q
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285094
Airframe hours
2,502
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Lojas Kalman
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · January 31, 1985 · 101 hours before
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
24
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
56 total · 33 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
100° at 9 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
20,000 ft overcast
Temperature
77 °F, dew point 57 °F
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.

Other investigations on N5269Q · 1

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