Conway - Horry Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Conway, South Carolina 29526
Tuesady, April 5, 1983 10:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT BOUNCED DURING A HARD LANDING AND STALLED ABOUT 10 FEET AGL. THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY OCCURRED WITH THE NOSE GEAR FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A SOLO STUDENT PILOT AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT HAD MADE 6 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND SOME AIR WORK BEFORE COMING IN FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL BUT THE ACFT WAS FLARED TOO HIGH. IT HIT ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED ABOUT 10-15 FEET, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE LOW.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/5/1983
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1030
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City CONWAY
Event State SOUTH CAROLINA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 29526
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CONWAY - HORRY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID HYW
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 35
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 950 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 100
Weather Observation Facility ID CRE
Elevation of weather observation facility 33
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 120
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
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) 436
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 20510
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 N6521B
NTSB Number ATL83LA154
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 152B
Aircraft Series Identifier 152B
Aircraft Serial Number 15283943
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/Foreign 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 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jul 2 1983 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 43
Airframe Hours 2401
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name NORTH AMERICAN INSTITUE OF AM.
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 680
Aircraft Owner City CONWAY
Aircraft Owner State SC
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 29526
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 Yes - certificate holder
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
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 940
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
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 4
Runway Length 3710
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --