# Accident 20000701013519A: Cessna 152, Lincoln, NE, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.9101° N, 96.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9101&lon=-96.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6432M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6432M-2017-02-16) (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 CHI00LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701013519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO ATTEMPTING TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING PROCEDURE, THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HEAVILY ON THE NOSE CAUSING THE IARCRAFT TO PORPOISE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE TIE DOWN ON THE TAIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE NOSE AND THE TAIL.  PULLED ALL PANELS TO VIEW THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE HARD LANDING.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVALUATED AND FOUND TO BE EXTENSIVE IN NATURE.  THE FIRE WILL WAS DAMAGED AT THE TOP OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS.  THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS BENT.  FURTHER DAMAGE INCLUDED THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE FORWARD PART OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  THE AFT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAIL.

## 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 CHI00LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA197), Jul 2, 2000: Cessna 152 (N6432M), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the misjudged flare and the inadequate recovery from the bounced landing performed by the student pilot.

## Other reports on N6432M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950924030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924030089I), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna 152 (N6432M), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. First solo x country. Lost directional control on takeoff. Veered into crosswind. Struck runway sign.

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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