# Accident 19870513013149A: Cessna 152, Waukesha, WI, May 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9705° N, 88.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9705&lon=-88.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5286P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5286P) (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: 131 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513013149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED AIRCRAFT HARD IN A CRAB. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE 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 CHI87LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA127), May 13, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5286P), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5286P (1)

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

- [Accident 20010702017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010702017769A), Jul 2, 2001: Cessna 152 (N5286P), Manassas, VA, No damage. (-23) Student first solo, went around runway 34L 2 times, third attempt to land, hard landing, porpoised, hit nose, blew tire, went off left side of runway,…

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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