# Accident 20030817020849A: Cessna 152, Hamilton, MT, August 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2003, 14:50 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2544° N, 114.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2544&lon=-114.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68281 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 81 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030817020849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT, SETH POGUE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FLYING (N68281), PORPOISED ON LANDING FOLLOWING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GOES AT THE RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT IN HAMILTON, MONTONA. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED FROM THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN SPLICE TO THE TIP. THE LOWER FIRE WALL AREA AROUND THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT WAS DAMAGED. THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN, AT THE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT ATTACHMENT AREA WAS DEFORMED.

## 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 SEA03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA172), Aug 17, 2003: Cessna 152 (N68281), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the improper recovery from the bounced 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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