# Incident 19890913064649I: Cessna 152, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1989, 09:52 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5272B-2007-09-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890913064649I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE MINUS ITS NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N5272B (2)

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

- [Incident 19911029054519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029054519I), Oct 29, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5272B), Robbinsville, NJ, Minor damage. Student lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway.
- [Accident 19820207003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820207003029A), Feb 7, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5272B), Cape Girardeau, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft ran into snowbank.

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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