# NTSB NYC83LA220: Cessna 152, N757PS, Islip, NY, August 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 22, 1983, 20:43 local (Aug 23, 1983, 00:43 UTC)
- Place: Islip, NY
- Coordinates: 40.729965, -73.209716 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7300&lon=-73.2097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA220
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35258/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA220

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, SKIDDED AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757PS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PS-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 15279901, built 1977 (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: 15279901
- Airframe hours: 1357
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830822042889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830822042889A), Aug 22, 1983: Cessna 152, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Poor radio reception for landing may have distracted student. Bounced landing porpoised and nosed over on runway.

## Other investigations on N757PS (2)

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 LAX08CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA252), Aug 1, 2008: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged altitude and distance, and failure to attain the proper touchdown point, that led to a landing overrun.
- [NTSB NYC96LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA060), Feb 7, 1996: Cessna 152 (N757PS), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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