# Accident 19880815032989A: Cessna 152, Minneapolis, MN, August 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1988, 14:11 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8199° N, 93.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8199&lon=-93.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94954, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94954-2013-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815032989A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PROP STRUCK 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 CHI88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA204), Aug 15, 1988: Cessna 152 (N94954), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N94954 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860823062709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823062709I), Aug 23, 1986: Cessna 152 (N94954), Redwood Falls, MN, Minor damage. Porpoised on landing with nose gear collapsed. Solo student crosscountry.

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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