NYC87LA184

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Butler, PA · June 24, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 24, 1987, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
Place
Butler, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93304Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870624082269A
Case key
30681

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandFactor
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The student pilot landed at Butler farm airport. The plt overshot the normal touchdown point at excessive speed. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and collided with a three foot deep ditch and was substantially damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N93304
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285464
Airframe hours
1,970
Engine
Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Condor Aero Club
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 27, 1987
Departed
8G7 · Zelienople, PA
Airport
3G9 · Butler Farm, runway 18, 2,600 × 38 ft, asphalt

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
33
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
34 total · 34 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
25 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.