# Accident 19970612013859A: Cessna 152, Cambridge, MD, June 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1997, 13:52 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge Dorchester Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5591° N, 76.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5591&lon=-76.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4929B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4929B-1998-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612013859A

## Narrative

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

FLOATED LANDING INCREASED PITCH LATE. IMPACT ON NOSE. BOUNCED. LANDED. NOSE FELL. HAD COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 IAD97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA087), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4929B), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing.

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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