# Accident 19970831024859A: Cessna 152, Imperial, CA, August 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8596° N, 115.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8596&lon=-115.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65273-2013-08-20) (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 O235N2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 42 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831024859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED DOWNWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY, NOSED OVER ONTO A DISTANCE MARKER.

## 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 LAX97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA309), Aug 31, 1997: Cessna 152 (N65273), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and to arrest porpoising after an improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were the misjudging of distance…

## Other reports on N65273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850122003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122003559A), Jan 22, 1985: Cessna 152 (N65273), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Solo student porpoised on landing until nose gear collapsed. Student did not have medical or student certificate.

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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