# Accident 19960219002129A: Cessna 152, New Orleans, LA, February 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1996
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94133, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94133-2011-01-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219002129A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM DXR TO GON, IJD, DXR. HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT SOME DECREASING CEILINGS THAT WERE NOT FORECAST AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OXC WHICH WAS SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. HE STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND A LITTLE FAST ON THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N94133 (3)

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

- [Incident 19960219004749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960219004749I), Feb 19, 1996: Cessna 152 (N94133), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. First solo cross country. Became worried about lowering ceiling. Diverted oxc. Porpoised landing. Folded nosegear.
- [Incident 19850224008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850224008519I), Feb 24, 1985: Cessna 152 (N94133), Reading, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing. Student pushed forward on yoke and caused damage to nose wheel and propeller.
- [Incident 19820828047829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820828047829I), Aug 28, 1982: Cessna 152 (N94133), Topeka, KS. Student on cross country overflew fuel stop, met head winds, ran out of fuel on descent, landed in parking lot.

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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