# Accident 19961018033159A: Cessna 152, Clinton, AR, October 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1996, 18:15 local time
- Place: Clinton, AR
- Airport: Clinton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5805° N, 92.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5805&lon=-92.4502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5463L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5463L-1996-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961018033159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING BOUNCED, YAWED ACROSS THE RUNWAY, POWERED UP IN ORDER TO STRAIGHTEN UP, THEN PUSHED INTO GROUND. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD IN GUSTY WIND, GO AROUND DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS, FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRSPEED CONTROL, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY TOWARDS A BARN AND TREES, PILOT ELECTED TO GROUND LOOP AIRPLANE TO AVOID HITTING BARN, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED IN OFF AIRPORT FIELD. PROPELLER BROKEN OFF, AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA024), Oct 18, 1996: Cessna 152 (N5463L), Clinton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to obtain or maintain sufficient airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall…

## Other reports on N5463L (1)

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

- [Accident 19910919041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919041739A), Sep 19, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5463L), Marion, IN, Substantial damage. Lost control on touch and go ran off runway into a ditch.

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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