# Accident 19990818012709A: Cessna 152, Omaha, NE, August 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1999, 08:28 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3009° N, 95.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3009&lon=-95.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869NE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869NE) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990818012709A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ON FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR THEN APPEARED TO HIT ON ITS NOSE GEAR, ACFT VEARED TO LEFT THEN NOSED OVER GOING VERTICLE ON ITS NOSE, THEN FELL BACK ONTO MAIN GEAR. (-23)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT.  HE PLANNED ON STAYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 14L AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD.  ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AND THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.  THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO FOLD, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE SOFT TURF AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE IN A VERTICAL POSITION.  THEN THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER ON THE LEFT WING TIP AND THEN FELL BACK ONT HE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, REAR ENGINE MOUNT AREA, AND LEFT WING TIP AREA.  THERE WAS SOME MINOR AREAS OF WRINKLES SKIN ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING.  THERE APPEARED TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.  THERE                               WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE STUDENT STATED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI99LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA304), Aug 18, 1999: Cessna 152 (N869NE), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of elevator control during the landing roll.

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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