# Accident 19960903035689A: Cessna 152, Stuart, FL, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 12:10 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1898° N, 80.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1898&lon=-80.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93102, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93102-2019-05-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903035689A

## Narrative

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

HARD NOSE WHEEL LANDING. BOUNCED. LOST CONTROL. NOSE WHEEL FOLDED. NOSED DOWN. LIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 MIA96LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA222), Sep 3, 1996: Cessna 152 (N93102), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a loss of directional control, collapse of the nose gear, and subsequent nose down on the runway.

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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