MKC87LA146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Columbia, MO · July 22, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 22, 1987, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
Place
Columbia, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N47354Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870722074779A
Case key
34419

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
In-flight planning/decision - improperDual studentCause
Airspeed - excessiveDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The instructor and the student were making a landing on a short grass runway. The instructor stated they landed fast and were not able to stop. He considered a go-around but decided sufficient runway did not remain to perform the go-around. The airplane departed the end of the runway, crossed a ditch and stopped in a road.

Aircraft

Registration
N47354
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15283220
Airframe hours
1,916
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Swearingen Fly. Service
Registered owner
Swearingen Flying Service
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · March 31, 1987 · 58 hours before
Airport
K24 · Cotton Woods Memorial, runway 29, 1,690 × 75 ft, grass/turf

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
26
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
719 total · 355 in this make and model · 586 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
91 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

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 N47354 · 2

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