- Date
- January 27, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ansonia, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4918HCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820127002739A
- Case key
- 69790
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After departure from bridgeport on a local instructional flight, it was decided that a landing would be made at the Ansonia airport. The instructor reported that there was no NOTAM concerning hazardous runway conditions at Ansonia. During landing, the aircraft touched down in snow, the nose gear failed, and the plane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4918H
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284020
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235LLC, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert A. Selleck
- Registered owner
- Robert A. Selleck
- Departed
- Bridgeport, CT
- Destination
- Bridgeport, CT
- Airport
- Ansonia, runway 35, 1,723 × 250 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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 574 total · 217 in this make and model · 460 as pilot in command · 162 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
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 N4918H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.