# Accident 19870419010189A: Cessna 152, Long Beach, CA, April 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1987, 14:41 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8107° N, 118.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8107&lon=-118.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25331-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A NOSE FIRST HARD LANDING. SKIDDED TO A STOP ON RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA183), Apr 19, 1987: Cessna 152 (N25331), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N25331 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780706042569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042569I), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25331), Healdsburg, CA, Minor damage. Pilot elected to taxi off side of the runway after landing. Struck a sign post with a wing tip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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