- Date
- November 10, 1982, 15:35 local (20:35 UTC)
- Place
- Ellington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24293Cessna C152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821110057899A
- Case key
- 70581
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Flare - misjudgedCause
Lack of total experienceCause
Elevator - improper use ofCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Nose gear collapsed
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor
Analysis
During landing, the aircraft hit hard on all three landing gear and bounced about 3 or 4 feet, landing on the nose gear. The left wing, prop, nose gear and cowling were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24293
- Reported as
- Cessna C152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280199
- Airframe hours
- 1,379
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Bemer Aviation
- Registered owner
- Bemer Aviation
- Departed
- 7B9 · Ellington, CT
- Destination
- 7B9 · Ellington, CT
- Airport
- 7B9 · Ellington, runway 1, 1,900 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9 total · 9 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 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.