# Incident 19990830035019I: Cessna 152, Cameron Park, CA, August 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6840° N, 120.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cameron Airpark (KO61), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6840&lon=-120.9880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4781B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4781B-2020-05-27) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830035019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING RWY 13 AT CAMERON PARK. DURING THE FLARE HE PULLED BACK EXCESSIVELY ON THE CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON AND FLOAT DOWN THE RUNWAY.  AFTER THAT, A HEAVY SINK RATE WAS DEVELOPED WHICH CAUSED A HARD LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED UP ONCE AND SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.  THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS, AND THE AIRPLANE HAD MINOR DAMAGE.

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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