# Accident 20060419005019A: Cessna 152, Atwater, CA, April 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2006, 18:56 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Castle Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2967° N, 120.5139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2967&lon=-120.5139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757GF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757GF-2019-07-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419005019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A FIRM LANDING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SINK RATE WITH NOSE UP PITCH, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER, REMOVED CARB HEAT AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS FROM 30 TO 20 DEGREES. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE CFI TOOK CONTROL. THE CFI WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE PLANE TO A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. THE CFI REDUCED POWER TO IDLE PRIOR TO LANDING IN TALL GRASS IN THE RAIN SOAKED FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE STOPPED QUICKLY IN THE MUD, STRIKING THE PROP, SPINNER, AND LEFT WING BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN TO REST ON THE MAINS. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT AND THE LEFT WING ROOT WAS BUCKLED.

## 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 LAX06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA143), Apr 20, 2006: Cessna 152 (N757GF), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the student and certified flight instructor to maintain directional control and obtain/maintain an adequate airspeed during the attempted go-around. The flight instructor's inadequate…

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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