# Accident 19991028045899A: Cessna 152, Cornelia, GA, October 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5104° N, 83.5195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5104&lon=-83.5195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5389Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5389Q) (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 MIA00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028045899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM GREENVILLE, SC (GYH) TO HABERSHAM COUNTY AIRPORT (AJR).  THE STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY D^, WAS QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT AND WAS ADEQUATELY BRIEFED AND ENDORSED BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^           , ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE FLIGHT.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR, AND PER AIRPORT EMPLOYEES, VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ENROUTE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.  THE STUDENT PILOT ESTABLISHED HERSELF IN THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 06, WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE TIME.  RUNWAY 06 IS ASPHALT SURFACE, 4,200 X 75 FEET, WITH A 1 DEGREE UPSLOPE.  THE RWY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE RWY MARKINGS.  UPON THE ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PILOT OVER CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE OR CREATE A PILOT INDUCED OSSOLATION (PIO).  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS PIO UNTIL IT DESCENDED IN AN EXTREME NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO BREAK THE NOSE WHEEL ALLOWING FOR THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TO CONTA                          CT THE GROUND. AT APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE SKID TO THE LEFT DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET, THEN RETURNING TO THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST NEAR THE CENTERLINE.  THE ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF THE SKID IS APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.  THIS IS EVIDENT DUE TO AIRCRAFT PAINT MARKINGS ON THE ASPHALT SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH OBSERVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, COWLING, NOSE GEAR, SHEET METAL, AND POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA016), Oct 28, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5389Q), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare, causing the airplane to porpoise, and subsequently impact with the runway

## Other reports on N5389Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19811004073269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004073269I), Oct 4, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5389Q), Fayetteville, GA, Minor damage. Unsceduled landing in pasture shortly after takeoff from airport due to electrical failure.

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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