# Accident 20060124001649A: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, January 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Z1BS
- Location: 26.5931° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5931&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89723-2018-03-08) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060124001649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3DR CROSS COUNTRY SOLO OF DAY, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT HARD, PULLED BACK ON YOKE, NOSE LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN, AND BROKE. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT, AND INTO SAND, AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER SLOWLY, AND CONTACTING TERRAIN.

## 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 MIA06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA047), Jan 24, 2006: Cessna 152 (N89723), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nosegear collapsing, the airplane veering off the runway, and nosing over.

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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