# NTSB NYC82DA228: Cessna 152, N46872, Hyannis, MA, September 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1982, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Location: 41.6693° N, 70.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD GATEWAY (HYA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6693&lon=-70.2804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA228
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71135/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA228

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46872-1995-01-24), registration cancelled 1995-01-24, S/N 15283127 (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: 152-283127
- Airframe hours: 1126
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820918047389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820918047389A), Sep 18, 1982: Cessna 152, Hyannis, MA, Destroyed. Student pilot made hard landing causing nose wheel to collapse.

## Other investigations on N46872 (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 FTW94LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA318), Sep 30, 1994: Cessna 152 (N46872), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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