# NTSB SEA95LA133: Cessna 152, N5460B, Saratoga, WY, June 26, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1995, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Coordinates: 41.449554, -106.810455 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-106.8105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1996
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 42177
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA95LA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42177/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA133

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - separation (cause)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS LANDING IN THE TAILWHEEL-EQUIPPED CESSNA 152 WAS NORMAL. THE LANDING GEAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## Factual narrative

On June 26, 1995, about 0900 mountain daylight time, N5460B, a tailwheel equipped Cessna 152 was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed during landing in Saratoga, Wyoming.  The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.  The personal flight departed from Bloomfield, Colorado, and was conducted under 14 CFR 91.

According to an FAA aviation safety inspector from Casper, Wyoming, the pilot stated that the landing was "normal" and that the landing gear suddenly collapsed during roll out.  An examination of the wreckage revealed that the entire landing gear assembly had been "ripped out" of the fuselage structure.  No pre-impact mechanical malfunctions were reported.

According to FAA records, the pilot had no medical certificate or current biennual flight review endorsement.  He provided no narrative history of the flight when he submitted his accident report, other than to report that the right main landing gear was damaged.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5460B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5460B), registered now, S/N 15283875 (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: 15283875
- Airframe hours: 1955
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hazlett, Bradley A.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1994
- Departed: BJC, DENVER, CO
- Destination: SAA
- Airport: SAA, Shivley Field, runway 23, 8,403 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 2,000 total, 470 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RWL

## 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 19950626049019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626049019A), Jun 26, 1995: Cessna 152, Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot was unable to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. The right main gear was torn out of the fuselage attachments. During…

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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