# Incident 19960424012449I: Cessna 152, Charlottesville, VA, April 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25852) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424012449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT RETURNING FROM SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, BALLOONED ON LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND ENGINE MOUNT. THE EVENT WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. NO FURTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY. INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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