# Accident 19920202038739A: Cessna 152, Shelbyville, TN, February 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1992, 11:45 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, TN
- Airport: Bomar Fld-Shelbyville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4905° N, 86.4405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4905&lon=-86.4405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6299Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6299Q-2011-10-26) (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: 48 total, 35 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202038739A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE FOR LANDING ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. PROP AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE. BLAMED SEAT ADJUSTMENT TOO LOW.

## 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 ATL92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA043), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6299Q), Shelbyville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER LEVEL OFF BY THE STUDENT PILOT BECAUSE OF MISJUDGING THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE ABOVE THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR WAS HER DIVERTED ATTENTION BY AN AIRCRAFT BEHIND HER IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

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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