# Accident 19901010044809A: Cessna 152, Riverside, CA, October 10, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1990, 15:29 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9004° N, 117.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9004&lon=-117.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68350 (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: 31 total, 25 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010044809A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED,PORPOISED ON FIRST SOLO LANDING. NOSE GEAR FOLDED. FIREWALL WAS BENT.

## 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 LAX91LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA006), Oct 10, 1990: Cessna 150 (N68350), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE AND THE IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY PROCEDURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPEREINCE.

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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