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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Kokomo, IN · April 6, 1995

Date: April 6, 1995 · 21:30 local
Place: Kokomo, IN
Airport: Glendale Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N757UV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI95LA118
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 210 total190 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N757UVRegistration cancelled May 16, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15280022 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hard landing bounced. Came down nose first. Bent the 152. Grass strip low indensity runway lights. (-23) airman conducted night approach and landing to a grass runway outlined by low intensity lights. Aircraft bounced into the air on initial touchdown and came down on nose gear, causing damage to propeller, nose gear, engine mounts, firewall and lower fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING BOUNCED. CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST. BENT THE 152. GRASS STRIP LOW INDENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS. (-23) AIRMAN CONDUCTED NIGHT APPROACH AND LANDING TO A GRASS RUNWAY OUTLINED BY LOW INTENSITY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL AND LOWER FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI95LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKokomo, INThe pilot misjudged the landing flare. Factors related to the accident were the dark light conditions and the pilot's lack of visual cues for the runway environment.Apr 7, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757UV · 2

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

Incident 19900301013399IFinal Approach · Kokomo, INAttention was diverted by traffic. Was too low on approach. Hit malsr light. Landed safely.Mar 1, 1990 · Minor damage Accident 19891120046159ALevel Off Touchdown · Kokomo, INSevere crosswind forced aircraft off runway on student third solo flight.Nov 20, 1989 · Substantial damage