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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Los Angeles, CA · October 17, 2004

Date: October 17, 2004 · 12:45 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5272H
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA010
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total15 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N5272HRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2007 · Cessna 152S/N 15284077 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Kane was practicing take-offs and landings. On the second landing, he had an extended downwind and realized that he was too high, but still tried to land. He hit the runway (landing rwy 12) hard and bounced, the control wheel went forward, the aircraft bounced again and he lost directional control (to the left). Mr. Kane decided to execute a go-around. Pushed the throttle in and raised the flaps completely. He noticed that the aircraft was not climbing and realized that the aircraft was at an angle (wing down). He saw the trees to his left side, pulled-up, hit the trees while he was still climbing, clipped tension wires, the aircraft veered to the left, and then crashed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. KANE WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE SECOND LANDING, HE HAD AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH, BUT STILL TRIED TO LAND. HE HIT THE RUNWAY (LANDING RWY 12) HARD AND BOUNCED, THE CONTROL WHEEL WENT FORWARD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN AND HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL (TO THE LEFT). MR. KANE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN AND RAISED THE FLAPS COMPLETELY. HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING AND REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ANGLE (WING DOWN). HE SAW THE TREES TO HIS LEFT SIDE, PULLED-UP, HIT THE TREES WHILE HE WAS STILL CLIMBING, CLIPPED TENSION WIRES, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacoima, CAthe pilot's misjudged distance/altitude and inadequate flare that resulted in a hard landing, and a porpoise down the runway. Also causal was the student pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique.Oct 17, 2004 · Substantial damage