# Accident 20010303003469A: Cessna 152, Grand Junction, CO, March 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2001, 08:32 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1094° N, 108.5297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1094&lon=-108.5297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24950, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24950) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303003469A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 3, 2001, AT APPROX. 1115 MST, A CESSNA 152, N24950, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY I FLY STRAND AVIATION, INC., UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SOLO-INSTRUCTIONAL LOCAL FLIGHJT THAT ORIGINATED APPROX. 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED DAMAGING THE WING TIP AND ENGINE MOUNTS. (-23)STUDENT PILOT FLEW 0.5 DUAL WITH HER INSTRUCTOR, THEN FLEW APPROX. 0.5 SOLO. ON HER LANDING AT GRAND JUNCTION AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 11, THE A/C PORPOISED AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH A BROKEN NOSE GEAR.

## 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 DEN01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA063), Mar 3, 2001: Cessna 152 (N24950), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in porpoising and subsequently a nose over.

## Other reports on N24950 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850211003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850211003889A), Feb 11, 1985: Cessna 152 (N24950), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered on touchdown and struck a snowbank. Flipped over. Brake frozen.

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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