# Accident 19990921032139A: Cessna 152, La Porte, TX, September 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6605° N, 95.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6605&lon=-95.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5093Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5093Q) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990921032139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS LATE RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE ARRIVED AT HIS FINAL DESTINATION AFTER SUNSET AND WAS HIGH ON HIS FIRST APPROACH.  HE MADE A SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AND AGAIN WAS HIGH AND LANDED LONG TOUNCHING DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.  THE STUDENT HAD COMPLETED ALL BUT 0.4 HOURS OF HIS REQUIRED NIGHT TRAINING. (.4) THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHING DOWN LONG ON THE 4,165 FOOT LONG RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED AND PORPOISED, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A TWO-LEG DAY VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  DURING THE FIRST LEG OF THE FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TEMPORARILY DISORIENTED, AND ENDED UP FLYING 30 MINUTES BEYOND HIS INTENDED DESTINATION.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT, WHERE HE TOPPED OFF THE AIRPLANE WITH FUEL.  THE UNSCHEDULED LANDING DELAYED THE PILOT'S SCHEDULED ITINERARY BY AT LEAST ONE HOUR.  DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED BY THE TIME HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 30.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS HIGH ON HIS FIRST APPROACH, AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.  THE  STUDENT PILOT HAD 2.6 HOURS OF NIGHT FLIGHT WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND HE HAD NOT BEEN CLEARED FOR NIGHT SOLO FLIGHTS.

## 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 FTW99LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA264), Sep 22, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5093Q), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's hard landing as result of his improper landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors were the prevailing dark night conditions and the student pilot's lack of…

## Other reports on N5093Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19881025065509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881025065509I), Oct 25, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5093Q), Santa Fe, TX, Minor damage. Hit powerline on takeoff from grass strip. Damaged propeller spinner and broke powerline.

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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