# NTSB NYC93LA105: Cessna 152, N64932, Provincetown, MA, June 8, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1993, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Provincetown, MA
- Location: 42.0723° N, 70.2207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVINCETOWN MUNI (PVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0723&lon=-70.2207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC93LA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37328/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA105

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.  IMPROPER LANDING FLARE IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE SECOND LEG OF A THREE LEG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  WITH NO RESPONSE FROM UNICOM AND OBSERVING OTHER AIRPLANES LANDING, THE STUDENT ELECTED TO FOLLOW THE OTHERS AND LAND ON RUNWAY 07.  THE STUDENT PILOT LISTENED TO THE AWOS AND THOUGHT THERE WAS A CROSSWIND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64932](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64932-2004-08-31), registration cancelled 2004-08-31, S/N 15281482 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15281482
- Airframe hours: 3932
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Narragansett Acft Maint Inc.
- Registered owner: Narragansett Acft Maint Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: AAIP, May 20, 1993, 21 hours before
- Departed: FLR, FALL RIVER, MA
- Destination: PVC
- Airport: PVC, Provincetown Muni, runway 7, 3,498 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PVC, 1 nm away

## 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 19930608017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608017409A), Jun 8, 1993: Cessna 152, Provincetown, MA, Substantial damage. Student bounced landing. Lost control. Came down nose first. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N64932 (1)

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 NYC80FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM02), Oct 6, 1979: Cessna 152 (N64932), Butler, PA, substantial damage

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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