# Accident 20000816022129A: Cessna 152, San Antonio, TX, August 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Boerne Stage Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5395° N, 98.4190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5395&lon=-98.4190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68168-2001-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816022129A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE LANDING FLARE FOR RUNWAY 17, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEVERAL FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, POWER OFF, AND BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, CROSSED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A HANGAR.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN INTO THE GROUND.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.          (-23) THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17, AT BOERNE STAGE AIRFIELD (5C1), AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT, ON AUGUST 16, 2000. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR TURNING LEFT APPROXIMATELY 90 FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, POWER WAS APPLIED TO FULL THROTTLE AND STAYED THERE UNTIL SUCH TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HANGAR HOME WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL MARKINGS ON THE TAXIWAY AND GRASS TO SUPPORT THE WITNESS STATEMENTS.

## 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 FTW00LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA234), Aug 16, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68168), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N68168 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850914052009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914052009I), Sep 14, 1985: Cessna 152 (N68168), Pixley, CA, Minor damage. Solo student ran out of fuel on crosscountry training flight. Landed in field with nose gear and propeller damage.

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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