# NTSB NYC98LA014: Cessna 152, N6154Q, Piqua, OH, October 15, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 15, 1997, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC) - Place: Piqua, OH - Coordinates: 40.140319, -84.250579 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1403&lon=-84.2506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39491 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA014 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39491/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA014 ## Probable cause The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - confusing, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment ## Analysis While landing on runway 8, the student pilot (SP) stated that the left wing lifted. He applied aileron correction which brought the wing back down, but the plane veered off the left of the runway. Winds reported at an airport about 16 miles south of the accident site, at 1651, and 1751, were from 350 degrees at 8 knots, and from 10 degrees at 12 knots, respectively. ## Factual narrative On October 15, 1997, at 1710 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6154Q, was substantially damaged during landing at the Piqua Airport (I17), Piqua, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan had been filed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. In a written statement, the pilot said after returning from the practice area, he fly over I17, and observed the tetrahedral favoring the use of runway 8. The pilot entered a downwind for an approach to runway 8. He further stated: "..There were minor corrections on approach. I touched down, and then my left wing lifted. It felt like it was going to flip over. The aileron correction brought the wing to touch back down, but the plane veered off the left of the runway. There was a hump that ran parallel to the runway that threw the plane back aloft. I tried to keep the nose up, but I guess my speed was too slow, sending the plane down nose first...." In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the pilot said he lost directional control during the landing attempt, and attempted to salvage the landing after he noticed the airplane was high, and approximately halfway down the 4,000 foot runway. The pilot reported his total flight experience was 43 hours, all in make and model, of which 13 hours were solo flight. Examination of the airplane by an FAA Inspector reveled no evidence of pre-impact abnormalities. Winds reported at an airport about 16 miles south of the accident site at 1651, and 1751, were from 350 degrees at 8 knots, and from 10 degrees at 12 knots, respectively. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6154Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6154Q), registered now, S/N 15285174, built 1981 (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: 15285174 - Airframe hours: 4867 - Engines: Lycoming O235L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aviation Sales Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 1997, 68 hours before - Departed: DAY, DAYTON, OH - Destination: I17, OH - Airport: I17, Piqua, runway 8, 3,997 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 17; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 13 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DAY, 16 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 19971015044729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015044729A), Oct 15, 1997: Cessna 152, Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Wing lifted on landing. Corrected. Lost control. Left runway. Hit berm. Bounced. Nosed down. (-23) on October 15, 1997, at 1710 EDT, Cessna CE-152, N6154Q was… ## Other investigations on N6154Q (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 CHI01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA148), May 27, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6154Q), Patriot, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate rotation speed and compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. Contributing factors were the crosswind and gust. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.