# Accident 19990913042409A: Cessna 152, Sanford, ME, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5337L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5337L) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 52 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913042409A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO LAND WITH A HEAD WIND. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, AND HE CLASSIFIED HIS AIRSPEED AS 'GOOD.'  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT LIFTED THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO BOUNCE, AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.  APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 150 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 7 KNOTS.                                 (-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED SANFORD AIRPORT IN SANFORD, ME FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 152.  UPON RETURNING IN THE LANDING PHASE, THE NOSE HIT FIRST WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE PILOT DID NOT PROCEED TO GO AROUND BUT ATTEMPTED TO LAND FROM THE FIRST BOUNCE.  THIS RESULTED IN A SECOND AND LARGER BOUNCE. FOLLOWING THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD AND SLID TO A STOP.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, INCLUDING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BENT BACK, BOTH STEERING RODS SHEARED, ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BUCKLED AND SHEARED, PROP TIPS CURLED BACK AND DEFORMED, FIREWALL BUCKLED, BROKEN NOSE WHEEL RIM,FLOOR PLATES AND FRAME BUCKLED, AND COMPASS BROKEN FROM THE WINDSCREEN.

## 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 NYC99LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA227), Sep 13, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5337L), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N5337L (1)

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

- [Incident 19941212043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941212043839I), Dec 12, 1994: Cessna 152 (N5337L), Sanford, ME, Minor damage. Landed nose wheel first. Nose gear collapsed.

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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