# Accident 19990522045559A: Cessna 152, Slidell, LA, May 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 30.2303° N, 89.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2303&lon=-89.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4850B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4850B-2002-01-08) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522045559A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AT THE SLIDWELL, LA. AIRPORT. TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDING WERE MADE AND ON THE THIRD AND FINAL LANDING THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN PORPOISING ON THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AND SPEARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION ON THE RUNWAY.  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABLIZER, HORIZONTAL STABLIZER, FIRE WALL, AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS NOTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON SITE.  THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.  HER FLIGHT INSTUCTOR OBSERVED THE SOLO LANDINGS AND STATED HE SAW THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION OVER THE RADIO.

## 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 FTW99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA144), May 22, 1999: Cessna 152 (N4850B), Slidell, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's delayed landing flare and her subsequent improper recovery technique following the 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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