# Accident 19950406007249A: Cessna 152, Kokomo, IN, April 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Airport: Glendale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4695° N, 86.1297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4695&lon=-86.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757UV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757UV-2013-05-16) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 190 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406007249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA118), Apr 7, 1995: Cessna 152 (N757UV), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N757UV (2)

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

- [Incident 19900301013399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301013399I), Mar 1, 1990: Cessna 152 (N757UV), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. Attention was diverted by traffic. Was too low on approach. Hit malsr light. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19891120046159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891120046159A), Nov 20, 1989: Cessna 152 (N757UV), Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. Severe crosswind forced aircraft off runway on student third solo flight.

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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