# Accident 19910511015359A: Cessna 152, Pontiac, MI, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7695° N, 82.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7695&lon=-82.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69101, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69101-2013-12-20) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015359A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING CAME DOWN ON NOSEWHEEL AND COLLAPSED IT UNDER NOSE SECTION. LACKED 90 DAY SOLO ENDORSEMENT.

## 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 CHI91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA151), May 11, 1991: Cessna 152 (N69101), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WAS IMPROPER BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

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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