# Accident 20060918020679A: Cessna 152, West Palm Beach, FL, September 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2006, 12:15 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: VKJS
- Location: 26.5928° N, 80.0831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5928&lon=-80.0831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24403, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24403) (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: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918020679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, A CESSNA 152 REGISTRATION NUMBER N24403, REGISTERED TO AVIATION H LLC DEPARTED PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPARK LANTANA, FLORIDA (KLNA) USING RUNWAY NINE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED USING DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTH EAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT TRAINING UNDER 14 CFR 141. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT OCCURRED ON THE STUDENT'S THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT. THE STUDENT PILOT RADIOED VIA THE UNICOM THAT SHE WAS TURNING BASE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME ANOTHER AIRCRAFT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING BASE AS WELL. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT THEN ANNOUNCED SHE WAS TURNING BASE AND RADIOED HER POSITION. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING FINAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND PITCHED UP RESULTING IN A PORPOISING MOTION. TWO FULL OSCILLATIONS OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE THIRD OSCILLATION.

## 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 SEA06LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA193), Sep 18, 2006: Cessna 152 (N24403), Lantana, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper 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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