# Accident 19961017032999A: Cessna 152, Imperial, CA, October 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7700° N, 115.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7700&lon=-115.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48728, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48728-2013-09-30) (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: 32 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961017032999A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING. OVERCORRECTED. LEFT RUNWAY. BENT NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA022), Oct 17, 1996: Cessna 152 (N48728), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a ground swerve. Soft terrain on the shoulder of the runway was a related factor.

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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