# Accident 20000617013539A: Cessna 152, Mankato, MN, June 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2000, 12:14 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1595° N, 93.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1595&lon=-93.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6445P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445P-2003-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000617013539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROACH WAS FAST AND PILOT TRIED TO FORCE THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED HARD AND PORPOISED, THAN AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY VERY HARD.

## 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 CHI00LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA166), Jun 17, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6445P), Mankato, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot performed inadequate remedial action to recover when the airplane ballooned during the landing flare. Factors associated with the accident were excessive airspeed during the landing and an…

## Other reports on N6445P (3)

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

- [Accident 19941209041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941209041339A), Dec 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6445P), Mankato, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on touch and go landing. Damaged both wing tips, prop, rear cabin window and fuselage.
- [Incident 19920811039729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811039729I), Aug 11, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6445P), Omaha, NE. Communication and navigation radio failed. Precautionary landing at Offutt. Alternator circuit breaker was tripped.
- [Incident 19870708065559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708065559I), Jul 8, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6445P), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. The student pilot flared late and the aircraft bounced damaging nose gear and propeller. Additional training.

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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