# Accident 20020905023129A: Cessna 152, Tulsa, OK, September 5, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 5, 2002, 19:25 local time - Place: Tulsa, OK - Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: CB9T - Location: 36.1983° N, 95.8883° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1983&lon=-95.8883&mi=10 - Aircraft: N94112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94112) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA254) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905023129A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N94112, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE TULSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE SPARTAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, TULSA, AND REGISTERED BY SPARTAN AVIATION INDUSTRIES INC., ALSO OF TULSA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM TULSA AT 1845. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE 32 HOUR STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT EARLIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD FLOWN WITH THE STUDENT, WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED NINE FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON THE STUDENT'S SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT FAILED TO REDUCE POWER SUFFICIENTLY ON HIS FINAL APPROACH, AND WAS "HIGH AND FAST." THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING FLARE, THE STUDENT AGAIN FAILED TO REDUCE POWER. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THEAIRPLANE BOUNCED 10 TO 15 FEET, THEN TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME ON THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY PORPOISED THREE TIMES. TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN AFTER THE THIRD PORPOISE, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, AND FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. AT 1853, THE TUL AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) REPORTED THE WIND AT 120 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 9,500 FEET, SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 2,500 FEET, TEMPERATURE 33 DEGREES C, DEW POINT 22 DEGREES C, AND AN ALTIMETER OF 29.95 INCHES OF MERCURY. (-23) DURING FIRST LANDING OF SOLO FLIGHT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND BOUNCED AIRCRAFT CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, AND WING TIP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PROP STRIKE AND THEREFORE PROP DAMAGE ALSO. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002, AT 1915 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N94112, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR. AIRPORT, TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE SPARTAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS, TULSA, AND REGISTERED TO SPARTAN AVIATION INDUSTRIES INC., ALSO OF TULSA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1910. ON THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2), AND IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT FOR THE 34-HOUR STUDENT PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT EARLIER IN THE DAY SHE HAD FLOWN WITH THE STUDENT WHO HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SEVEN FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT ON THE STUDENT'S SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT FAILED TO REDUCE POWER AND "LOOKED A LITTLE HIGH AND A LITTLE FAST AS HE APPROACHED RUNWAY 19L." THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE CAME DOWN AND THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ITS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND THE THIRD TIME "IT SEEMED AS IF THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE WHEEL FOLDED UNDERNEATH AS THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY." THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE LEFT WING TIP, PROPELLER, AND FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. AT 1853, THE AIRPORT'S AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) REPORTED THE WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 34 DEGREES C, DEW POINT 19 DEGREES C, AND AN ALTIMETER OF 30.00 INCHES OF MERCURY. ## 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 FTW02LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA254), Sep 6, 2002: Cessna 152 (N94112), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.