# NTSB MKC85LA214: Cessna 152, N5269Q, Olathe, KS, September 12, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1985, 18:31 local (23:31 UTC)
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Coordinates: 38.879936, -94.810295 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8799&lon=-94.8103&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): 34032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA214
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34032/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA214

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5269Q-2009-03-25), registration cancelled 2009-03-25, S/N 15285094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15285094
- Airframe hours: 2502
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850912047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850912047319A), Sep 12, 1985: Cessna 152, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during crosswind landing. Departed side of runway, nose gear collapsed. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N5269Q (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 DEN87FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA177), Jul 9, 1987: Cessna 152II (N5269Q), Parker, CO, substantial damage

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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