# Accident 19900530017839A: Cessna 152, Atwater, CA, May 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Atwater Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3208° N, 120.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3208&lon=-120.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68271 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900530017839A

## Narrative

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

ON SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO GOT A WHEEL OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, APPLIED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT 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 LAX90LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA194), May 30, 1990: Cessna 152 (N68271), Atwater, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH AND IMPROPERLY RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE NORMAL BRAKES AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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