- Date
- September 18, 1982, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hyannis, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46872Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820918047389A
- Case key
- 71135
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After returning from a cross-country, the pilot landed on runway 23. The wind was reported to be from 240 deg at 10, gusting to 20 KTS. The pilot reported that during the landing, the plane touched down on the main gear, and nosed over onto the propeller. He stated that the nose wheel came off and the propeller was bent badly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46872
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152-283127
- Airframe hours
- 1,126
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hyannis Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hyannis Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- Plymouth, MA
- Destination
- Hyannis, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HYA · Hyannis Municipal, runway 24, 5,567 × 150 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 40 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
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 N46872 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.