Hawthorne Muni Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hawthorne, California 90250
Thursday, May 10, 1984 15:05 PDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING THE FIRST GROUND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE TOWER CONTROLLER NOTICED A TONE CHANGE IN THE STUDENT PILOT'S VOICE WHILE ON DOWN WIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON BASE LEG THE STUDENT DID NOT EXTEND THE SECOND INCREMENT OF FLAPS AS ROUTINELY INSTRUCTED. ON SHORT FINAL THE STUDENT REALIZED THE MISTAKE AND EXTENDED FULL FLAPS. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR & MADE SEVERAL BOUNCES ON THE RWY PRIOR TO COMING TO REST.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/10/1984
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1505
Event Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Event City HAWTHORNE
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 90250
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HAWTHORNE MUNI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HHR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 63
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 1505 Pacific Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID HHR
Elevation of weather observation facility 63
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation PDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 9
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1251
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 25116
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N67522
NTSB Number LAX84LA287
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 152
Aircraft Series Identifier 152
Aircraft Serial Number 15281889
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 25 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 17
Airframe Hours 2386
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JOHNNY HOOD
Aircraft Owner Street Address 633 36TH STREET
Aircraft Owner City MANHATTAN BEACH
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 90266
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code HHR
Departure City HAWTHORNE
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1500
Departure Time Zone PDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code HHR
Destination City HAWTHORNE
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 4956
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --