# Incident 19880823053999I: Cessna 152, Lake Charles, LA, August 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5189B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5189B) (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: 23 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823053999I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. REGAINED RUNWAY AND TOOK OFF

## Other reports on N5189B (1)

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

- [Incident 19861213077569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213077569I), Dec 13, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5189B), Sulphur, LA, Minor damage. Forced landing in field after power loss due to fuel exhaustion.

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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