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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Orangeburg, SC · June 20, 1997

Date: June 20, 1997 · 22:30 local
Place: Orangeburg, SC
Airport: Orangeburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64936
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA193
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 111 total31 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N64936Registration cancelled Jan 14, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15281485 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Night currency flight. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Stalled. Impacted runway. Folded nose gear. (-23) PIC stated he was practicing night take offs and landings for currency. Improperly judged height on landing, landed hard, bounced off runway. Aircraft sustained minor damage with no injuries to PIC. (Upgraded to accident per conversation with NTSB, owner reported substantial damage to fire wall).

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT CURRENCY FLIGHT. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. (-23) PIC STATED HE WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY. IMPROPERLY JUDGED HEIGHT ON LANDING, LANDED HARD, BOUNCED OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES TO PIC. (UPGRADED TO ACCIDENT PER CONVERSATION WITH NTSB, OWNER REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIRE WALL).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrangeburg, SCFailure of the pilot to recover from the bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots complacency.Jun 21, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N64936 · 2

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

Incident 19890815049639ITouch And Go Landing · Orangeburg, SCStudent lost control on takeoff from touch and go. Slid off runway. Further dual planned.Aug 15, 1989 · Minor damage Incident 19880629024249IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Florence, SCLanded with a quartering downwind and veered off the runway.Jun 29, 1988 · Minor damage