# Accident 20040609011599A: Cessna 152, Elyria, OH, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3314° N, 82.1003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3314&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802MC-2007-04-18) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609011599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT, MARCO TILGNER-FF2415654, DURING HIS ATTEMPTED FIRST SOLO FLIGHT (2ND LANDING) AT ELYRIA CITY AIRPORT (1G1) RUNWAY 27, VFR, WINDS 250/08; LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS BEFORE HITTING TALL GRASS AND SOFT MUDDY SOIL. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR; THE APPROACH LOOKED NORMAL, AS THE AIRCRAFT PREPARED TO LAND IT BOUNCED ONCE AND STARTED TO PORPOISE, THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT THE GRASS WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE TALLER GRASS DID NOT HELP THE PILOT WITH HIS RECOVERY. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE IS SUMMARIZED IN THE ATTACHED STATEMENT FROM, ^PRIVACY DATA^- ASI CLE FSDO.

## 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 NYC04CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA138), Jun 9, 2004: Cessna 152 (N802MC), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a 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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