# NTSB NYC82DA027: Cessna 152, N4918H, Ansonia, CT, January 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 27, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Ansonia, CT
- Location: 41.3442° N, 73.0698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ansonia, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-73.0698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69790/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA027

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4918H), registered now, S/N 15284020, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284020
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820127002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820127002739A), Jan 27, 1982: Cessna 152, Ansonia, CT, Substantial damage. Landing on snow-covered runway. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N4918H (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 GAA16CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA504), Jun 16, 2016: Cessna 152 (N4918H), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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