# Accident 20000821043879A: Cessna 152, Wichita Falls, TX, August 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2000, 08:53 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8597° N, 98.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8597&lon=-98.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4711L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4711L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821043879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. BEAR, A STUDENT PILOT HAD RETURNED FROM THE PRACTICE AREA TO DO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT T47. ON HIS THIRD LANDING HE LANDED HOT AND ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSING AND THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY ON THE THIRD CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW00LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA238), Aug 21, 2000: Cessna 152 (N4711L), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's delayed landing flare and failure to recover from the ensuing bounced landing.

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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