# Accident 20010507008079A: Cessna 152, Hayward, CA, May 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2001, 11:40 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward Air Terminal
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 37.6594° N, 122.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6594&lon=-122.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757XS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757XS-2008-02-26) (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 LAX01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010507008079A

## Narrative

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

(-23)STUDENT PILOT MADE BAD APPROACH AND BAD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.  PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ONTO THE NOSE GEAR, BREAKING IT REARWARD FROM ENGINE MOUNT TUBING.  AIRCRAFT COWLING AND LEFT WING TIP STRUCK RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE DUE TO FIREWALL DAMAGE CAUSED BY NOSE GEAR IMPACT, LEFT WING OUTER SPAR  APPEARS BENT, AND RUDDER HAD DAMAGE AROUND THE LOWER HINGE CAUSED BY LOAD CREATED BY NOSE GEAR SPARATION.

## 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 LAX01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA167), May 7, 2001: Cessna 152 (N757XS), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper use of the elevator control.

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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