# Accident 20080407013199A: Cessna 152, Tucson, AZ, April 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2008, 10:46 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I6ZS
- Location: 32.1481° N, 111.1800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1481&lon=-111.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5259B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259B-2013-04-02) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407013199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON AN AUTHORIZED SOLO. WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 25KTS FROM 330. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 24. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, THEN STALLED AND HIT RUNWAY NOSE DOWN WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR FORK TO SNAP OFF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 24.

## 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 SEA08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA107), Apr 7, 2008: Cessna 152 (N5259B), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind condition, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

## Other reports on N5259B (1)

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

- [Accident 19901027047129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047129A), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5259B), Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Bounced and ballooned several times on landing. Collapsed nose gear slid off runway and nosed over.

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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