# Accident 19961123036309A: Cessna 152, Redlands, CA, November 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0605° N, 117.1704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0605&lon=-117.1704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6096Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6096Q-2005-05-23) (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: 126 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961123036309A

## Narrative

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

FLARED HIGH. BOUNCED. CAME DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED 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 LAX97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA052), Nov 23, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6096Q), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a subsequent bounced landing.

## Other reports on N6096Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20010302003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010302003059A), Mar 2, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6096Q), Glendale, AZ, No damage. (-23) At 4000' (AGL) the CFI allowed the student to perform a three (3) turn spin. After recovery the CFI took over the controls to perform a clearing turn at…

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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