# Accident 20000818039949A: Cessna 152, Cumberland, WI, August 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2000, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cumberland, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 45.5291° N, 92.0199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5291&lon=-92.0199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5354M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5354M-2017-06-15) (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 CHI00LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000818039949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING A SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, NOSEGEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE. (.19)ON AUGUST 18, 2000, AT 1030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, OPERATED BY ROMEO AVIATION, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE CUMBERLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (UBE), CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM UBE AT 1010.

## 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 CHI00LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA313), Aug 18, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5354M), Cumberland, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the go-around not performed and the inadequate flare by the pilot.

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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