Cessna 152 N4870B
16 July 1997 · Sherman, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1997 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4870B, operated by Randy Livingston, was involved in an accident near Sherman, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sherman, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sherman Municipal Airport (SWI)
- Coordinates
- 33.6603, -96.7007
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4870B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Randy Livingston
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA271
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A witness at the airport reported that the airplane landed hard on runway 16 and the pilot lost control after the airplane porpoised three times, collapsing the nose landing gear on the second bounce. The witness added that after the propeller impacted the runway, the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position. Examination of the airplane at the accident site by the FAA inspector confirmed the evidence of propeller slashes on the pavement. The operator stated that the student pilot was in the United States on a student visa to learn to fly, and he had accumulated a total of 18 hours of flight at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1997 | Cessna 152 | La Crosse, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1997 | Cessna 152 | North Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 152 | Arcadia, Florida, United States | Harald Kirchmayr | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1997 | Cessna 152 | Gorman, Texas, United States | Spencer Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1997 | Cessna 152 | El Cajon, California, United States | Jean Runner | Fatal | 1 |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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