# NTSB SEA05LA196: Cessna 152, N49189, Olympia, WA, September 18, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 18, 2005, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Olympia, WA - Coordinates: 46.970554, -122.902221 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9706&lon=-122.9022&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62692 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62692/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of aircraft control during landing roll, and airplane's subsequent inadvertent ground loop. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 35 and his airspeed was "about 60 mph" as opposed to the desired 50 mph. He said that he touched down left of the centerline and was attempting to manipulate the airplane back to centerline. He said that a gust of wind came from the left, and that along with his "over correction back to centerline" caused the left wing to rise up. Subsequently the right tire "blew out", the right wing contacted the runway, and the airplane "spun 180 degrees." The right wing tip was bent and wrinkled. The pilot had received his tailwheel endorsement on August 8, 2005. The Olympia Airport, Olympia, Washington, weather at 1254 reported the wind to be variable at 3 knots; the wind at 1354 was calm. ## Factual narrative On September 18, 2005, at approximately 1400 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N49189, was substantially damaged during a landing rollout at Olympia Airport, Olympia, Washington. The private pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal, cross-country flight, which departed from Tacoma, Washington, approximately 30 minutes prior to the event. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he was landing on runway 35 and that his airspeed was "about 60 mph" as opposed to the desired 50 mph. He said that he touched down left of the centerline and was attempting to manipulate the airplane back to centerline. He said that a gust of wind came from the left, and that along with his "over correction back to centerline" caused the left wing to rise up. Subsequently the right tire "blew out", the right wing contacted the runway, and the airplane "spun 180 degrees." The right wing tip and aileron were bent and wrinkled. The pilot had received his tailwheel endorsement on August 8, 2005. The Olympia Airport, Olympia, Washington, weather at 1254 reported the wind to be variable at 3 knots; the wind at 1354 was calm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N49189](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49189), registered now, S/N 15281182 (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: 15281182 - Airframe hours: 3106 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Michael K. Kuehner - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005, 11 hours before - Departed: TIW, Tacoma, WA - Destination: OLM, Olympia, WA - Airport: OLM, Olympia Airport, runway 35, 5,419 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 980 total, 18 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: OLM ## 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 20050918023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918023209A), Sep 18, 2005: Cessna 152, Olympia, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC stated he was landing on runway 35 at olm, when he overcontrolled the airplane after touchdown. This caused the right wing to strike the ground. PIC… ## Other investigations on N49189 (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 ERA22LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA331), Jul 12, 2022: Cessna 152 (N49189), Hillsboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. 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. 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