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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Tracy, CA · July 8, 2007

Date: July 8, 2007 · 14:15 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Airport: New Jerusalem
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N95038
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07LA209
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235N2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 116 total116 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N95038Registration cancelled Nov 6, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15285843 · Built 1984 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) Student pilot departed the hayward airport (hwd) enroute to fresno airport (fat) under VFR flight conditions solo cross-country flight FAR 61.93. Pilot stated the engine started losing engine power and he decided to land at New Jerusalem Airport, Tracy, CA. The aircraft touched down hard and bounced. The student pilot lost directional control. The aircraft veered off the runway and nosed over in a tomato field, about 50 yards beyond the left side of runway 12.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED THE HAYWARD AIRPORT (HWD) ENROUTE TO FRESNO AIRPORT (FAT) UNDER VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FAR 61.93. PILOT STATED THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND HE DECIDED TO LAND AT NEW JERUSALEM AIRPORT, TRACY, CA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN A TOMATO FIELD, ABOUT 50 YARDS BEYOND THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 12.

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 LAX07LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTracy, CAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the operator's inadequate engine maintenance, which precipitated the loss of engine power, the…Jul 8, 2007 · Substantial damage