Cessna 152 N520SU
10 October 2002 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 10 October 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N520SU, operated by Oklahoma State University Flight Center (Tulsa), was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport (RVS)
- Coordinates
- 36.0397, -95.9847
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N520SU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oklahoma State University Flight Center (Tulsa)
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tulsa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA009
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain airspeed. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to align with the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While practicing a short field approach, the pilot stated that he was trying to "hit the numbers" but was not lined up correctly. After the airplane touched down hard and bounced, the pilot added power and brought the nose up to an excessively nose high attitude. The airplane subsequently stalled and impacted the runway to the left of centerline in a nose low, left wing down attitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | Christopher, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2002 | Cessna 152 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Aero Club de Honduras | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 2002 | Cessna 152M | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Cessna 152 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Cessna 152 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2002 | Mooney M20A | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2002 | Cessna 152 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2002 | Piper PA-28-161 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2002 | Piper PA-34-220T | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 May 2002 | Cessna 550 | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Avalon Correctional Services Inc. | Minor injuries | - |