- Date
- April 28, 1984, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Laconia, NH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5171BCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428014709A
- Case key
- 35543
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ballooned during landing and came down hard on the nose gear which collapsed. The plt said a gust of wind had made the acft ascend about 20-50 ft after which it fell to the rwy. He reported the prevailing wind was variable from 270 to 290 deg a 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5171B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283787
- Airframe hours
- 1,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David S. Piper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- LCI · Laconia, runway 17, 2,050 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 80 in this make and model · 47 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N5171B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.