What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 10, 2002, at 1757 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 single-engine airplane, N520SU, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at the Richard Lloyd Jones jr. airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated by the Oklahoma state university flight center, Tulsa, and registered to christiansen aviation inc., wilmington, Delaware. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight had originated from Tulsa at 1730. In a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that he was practicing short field landings and trying to "land on the numbers." After the airplane touched down hard and bounced, the pilot added power and brought the nose up to an excessive nose high attitude. The airplane subsequently stalled and impacted the runway just to the left of centerline in a nose low, left wing down attitude. An FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, reported the propeller and nose gear had separated, four feet of the left wing was damaged, and the firewall had sustained substantial damage. (-23) during a telephone interview with the investigators, the pilot reported that he was practicing short field landings and was trying to "land on the numbers". After the aircraft touched down hard and bounced, the pilot added power and brought the nose up to an excessive nose high attitude. The aircraft subsequently stalled and impacted the runway just to the left of centerline in a nose low, left wing attitude.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 10, 2002, AT 1757 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N520SU, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR. AIRPORT, TULSA, OKLAHOMA. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FLIGHT CENTER, TULSA, AND REGISTERED TO CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION INC., WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM TULSA AT 1730. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AND TRYING TO "LAND ON THE NUMBERS." AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND BROUGHT THE NOSE UP TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY JUST TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR HAD SEPARATED, FOUR FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED, AND THE FIREWALL HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE INVESTIGATORS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AND WAS TRYING TO "LAND ON THE NUMBERS". AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED, THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND BROUGHT THE NOSE UP TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY JUST TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.