# Accident 20070124001059A: Cessna 152, Mcalester, OK, January 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2007, 10:05 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Airport: Mcalester Regionall Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SODS
- Location: 34.8822° N, 95.7836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8822&lon=-95.7836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49053-2008-09-04) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070124001059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 24 AT 1605Z, N49053 A CE-152 WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE MCALESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMLC). THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH WAS TO BE A ROUND ROBIN FROM RICHARD LLOYD JONES (RVS) IN TULSA OKLAHOMA TO MCALESTER REGIONAL (KMLC) TO HOLDENVILLE, OK (F99) THEN BACK TO RICHARD LLOYD JONES (RVS). DURING THE LANDING FLARE FOR RUNWAY 01 AT MCLALESTER, THE STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE THE LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED DOWN ELEVATOR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN ON THE NOSE GEAR, IT CAUSED AN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND REARED UP ON THE COWLING NOSE BOWL AND DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING TIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS KMLC 241953Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3028 RMK SLP256 T00940011.

## 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 DFW07CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA058), Jan 24, 2007: Cessna 152 (N49053), McAlester, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N49053 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780629034429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629034429I), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 152 (N49053), Grawn, MI, Minor damage. Pilot struck and separated wires during unauthorized low level operations.

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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