# Accident 19960114046769A: Cessna 152, Chesterfield, MO, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996, 09:35 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6499° N, 90.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6499&lon=-90.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24311-1996-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114046769A

## Narrative

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

(-16) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST UNSUPERVISED SOLO BOUNCED ON TOUCH AND GO. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "PORPOISE" DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND FRACTURING WHEEL RIMS. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY 26R TO THE LEFT, COMPLETING 90 DEGREE TURN. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF TO AVOID HANGARS AHEAD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK HANGARS ABOVE THE ROOF LINE AND CAME TO A STOP. WITH HELP FROM OTHERS, THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CLIMBED DOWN ONTO THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SPRAINS AND BRUISES ONLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI96LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA076), Jan 14, 1996: Cessna 152 (N24311), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare and performed an improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the inadequate ground instruction concerning recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N24311 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820215005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215005109A), Feb 15, 1982: Cessna 152 (N24311), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during touch and go 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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