# Accident 19890604057279A: Cessna 152, Dover, DE, June 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1989, 11:08 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Airport: Dover Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1308° N, 75.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1308&lon=-75.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69271, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69271-2018-04-02) (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: 11 total, 11 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890604057279A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED IN FROM 15FEET ABOVE RUNWAY. BOUNCED. PORPOISED,TRIED GO AROUND,LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER

## 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 BFO89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA041), Jun 4, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69271), Dover Afb, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED PORPOISE, LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND AN…

## Other reports on N69271 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990829038409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990829038409I), Aug 29, 1999: Cessna 152 (N69271), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Student pilot on solo local flight from Shelby County Airport performed four practice landings. Departed pattern, then returned and performed two additional…

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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