# Accident 20070708020459A: Cessna 152, Tracy, CA, July 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2007, 14:15 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: New Jerusalem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6792° N, 121.2997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6792&lon=-121.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95038-2018-11-06) (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 O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070708020459A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX07LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA209), Jul 8, 2007: Cessna 152 (N95038), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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