# Accident 19951009040659A: Cessna 152, Troy, MI, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 18:40 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6000° N, 83.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6000&lon=-83.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6469P) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009040659A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. FAILED USE UP TRIM TO AID RAISING NOSE FOR TOUCHDOWN. (-23) MR. BEZENAH, THE PILOT, STATED THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HRS LOCAL, FROM RUNWAY 27 OF THE AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9, WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. PAX NAMEIS MELISSA VARTY (PILOT SISTER IN-LAW). AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE FORK BROKE AND SEPARTED AT STRUT ATTACHMENT. NOSE STRUT SWEPT AFT AND DAMAGED THE FIREWALL. THERE IS VISIBLE DAMAGE ALSO TO THE NOSE TIRE, NOSE WHEEL HUB, ENGINE COWLING BOTTOM, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI96LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA004), Oct 9, 1995: Cessna 152II (N6469P), Troy, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the quartering tailwind condition and the pilot's selection of the wrong runway on which to land.

## Other reports on N6469P (1)

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

- [Accident 20180908016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180908016209A), Sep 8, 2018: Cessna 152 (N6469P), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. On September 08, 2018, about 1045 EDT, a Cessna ce 152, N6469P serial no. 15285019 departed palaka municipal-lt kay larkin airport (28J) enroute to Ormond…

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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