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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Reserve, LA · June 20, 2001

Date: June 20, 2001 · 15:15 local
Place: Reserve, LA
Airport: St John The Baptist Parish
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1FC
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01LA148
Reported as: Cessna 152
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N1FCRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2006 · Cessna 152S/N 15284571 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot was returning from ryan field, baton rouge, Louisiana to lakefront, new orleans, Louisiana and decided to divert to Reserve, laplace, Louisiana when new orleans approach could not pick up his transponder. The student pilot was familiar with the airport but flared too high with abounce that resulted in a left wing, nose low contact with the runway. Damage to the left wing, right wing, nose gear and firewall classify this mishap as an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM RYAN FIELD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA TO LAKEFRONT, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA AND DECIDED TO DIVERT TO RESERVE, LAPLACE, LOUISIANA WHEN NEW ORLEANS APPROACH COULD NOT PICK UP HIS TRANSPONDER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT BUT FLARED TOO HIGH WITH ABOUNCE THAT RESULTED IN A LEFT WING, NOSE LOW CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL CLASSIFY THIS MISHAP AS AN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW01LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLapace, LAthe student pilot flared the airplane high, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 20, 2001 · Substantial damage