# NTSB SEA81FA022: Cessna 152, N48883, Kent, WA, March 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1981
- Place: Kent, WA · KENT, WA
- Location: 47.3809° N, 122.2348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3809&lon=-122.2348&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 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0227  81/3/10  NR.KENT,WA            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N48883              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CREST AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WA                  RETURN                      KENT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DOWNSLOPE RWY SHOULDER. HIT VOLKSPLANE N47178,SUBSTL DMG,AND FLAT BED TRAILER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48883](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48883), registered now, S/N 15281026, built 1977 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crest Air Park

## 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 19810310033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310033859A), Mar 10, 1981: Cessna 152, Kent, WA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control, veered off runway into a parked airplane.

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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