# Accident 19940729019849A: Cessna 152, Palatka, FL, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 11:10 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Kay Larkin Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6393° N, 81.6496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6393&lon=-81.6496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757GD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 40 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729019849A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A 64 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT WITH 36 HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS SOLO WHEN HE LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, COLLAPSING THE NOSE STRUT AND CREATING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT HIS SOLO ENDORSEMENT WAS OBTAINED ON 04/14/94 AND WAS FOR A DIFFERENT MAKE AND MODEL. STUDENT PILOT SURRENDERED HIS CERTIFICATE FOR CANCELLATION. NO FURTHER ACTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## 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 MIA94LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA186), Jul 29, 1994: Cessna 152 (N757GD), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED 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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