# Accident 20030108000389A: Cessna 152, Traverse City, MI, January 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2003, 16:56 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JZ8S
- Location: 44.7414° N, 85.5822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7414&lon=-85.5822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757LE-2007-10-17) (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 CHI03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108000389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI03LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA050), Jan 8, 2003: Cessna 152 (N757LE), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper rerecovery from a bounced landing and his improper flare. Factors were the gusting crosswinds, the misjudged flare and the collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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