# Accident 20030902022379A: Cessna 152, Pontiac, MI, September 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2003, 15:06 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6653° N, 83.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6653&lon=-83.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757GL-2010-07-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 179 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030902022379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 75-YEAR-OLD STUDENT PILOT WITH 179 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME ATTEMPTED TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RWY 9 L AT PTK. SLIGHT CROSSWIND EXISTED (120 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS). PILOT LOST CONTROL, HIT HARD ON NOSEWHEEL. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON RUNWAY. NOSE STRUT BENT AFT, NOSEWHEEL BROKEN OFF, PROPELLER TIPS BENT AND FIREWALL DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI03LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA294), Sep 2, 2003: Cessna 152 (N757GL), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the variable crosswind, the misjudged flare that resulted in the bounced landing and the…

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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