# Accident 20010620019149A: Cessna 152, Reserve, LA, June 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Reserve, LA
- Airport: St John The Baptist Parish
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0699° N, 90.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0699&lon=-90.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1FC-2006-06-16) (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 FTW01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010620019149A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW01LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA148), Jun 20, 2001: Cessna 152 (N1FC), Lapace, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot flared the airplane high, which resulted in a hard 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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