19880630044869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Titusville, FL · June 30, 1988

Date
June 30, 1988 · 15:05 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Space Center Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46068
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA209
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19 total19 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced and ballooned then came down hard and collapsed the nose gear. Student failed to use a power recovery.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND BALLOONED THEN CAME DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. STUDENT FAILED TO USE A POWER RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.