# Accident 19901027047129A: Cessna 152, Blackfoot, ID, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 16:09 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Airport: Mccarley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0702° N, 112.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0702&lon=-112.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259B-2013-04-02) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047129A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND BALLOONED SEVERAL TIMES ON LANDING. COLLAPSED  NOSE GEAR SLID OFF RUNWAY 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 SEA91LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA010), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5259B), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE IMPROPER AIRSPEED AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE.

## Other reports on N5259B (1)

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

- [Accident 20080407013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407013199A), Apr 7, 2008: Cessna 152 (N5259B), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was a student pilot on an authorized solo. Winds were gusting to 25KTS from 330. Aircraft was landing on runway 24. Aircraft bounced on landing,…

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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