- Date
- August 22, 1983, 20:43 local (Aug 23, 1983, 00:43 UTC)
- Place
- Islip, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757PSCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830822042889A
- Case key
- 35258
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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.
Hard landing
Flare - misjudgedCause
Nose over
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Analysis
During landing the acft bounced several times, skidded and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757PS
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279901
- Airframe hours
- 1,357
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mid Island Air Service
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1983
- Airport
- ISP · Macarthur, runway 15R, 5,186 × 150 ft, asphalt
N757PSRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2011 · Cessna 152Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 46 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N757PS · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX08CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGlendale, AZThe student pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, that led to a landing overrun.NTSB NYC96LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMattituck, NYthe student pilot's inadequate inflight decision and inadequate evaluation of the weather which resulted in a downwind landing and runway overrun. The student pilot's failure to follow directives was a contributing factor.