# Accident 19960824023949A: Cessna A152, Waycross, GA, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Waycross-Wadelo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2096° N, 82.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2096&lon=-82.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4982A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4982A-2020-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A152 (registry code 2071836, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824023949A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH. BOUNCED LANDING. USED FORWARD YOKE TO STAY DOWN. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED WING.

## 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 ATL96LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA124), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna 152 (N4982A), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N4982A (1)

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

- [Incident 19900227013599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900227013599I), Feb 27, 1990: Cessna A152 (N4982A), Alton/St Louis, IL. Student made a hard landing. Bounced and touched down again. Lost control and veered off runway onto grass.

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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