# Accident 19870915082749A: Cessna 152, Monterey, CA, September 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1987, 17:20 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6005° N, 121.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6005&lon=-121.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5107B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5107B) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 119 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915082749A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACTS BROKE OFF THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX87LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA342), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5107B), Monterey, CA, substantial damage

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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