# Accident 20080529839019A: Cessna 152, Castroville, TX, May 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.3383° N, 98.8506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3383&lon=-98.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789P-2015-12-05) (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: 70 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080529839019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 29, 2008, A STUDENT PILOT DOING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, SUPERVISED BY A CFI (SEE SECOND PILOT INFO) ON THE GROUND WITH A HAND-HELD RADIO, PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING A HARD LANDING, DAMAGING THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST FIRE.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND NOSE GEAR.  THE STUDENT CUT IN FRONT OF A CESSNA 172 THAT WAS ON FINAL, WITH A CFI ONBOARD, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WHEN HE HAD THIS ACCIDENT.  THE CESSNA 172 WAS APPROX. 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AND HAD TO GO RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID THE STUDENT PILOTS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DFW08CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA162), May 29, 2008: Cessna CE-152 (N4789P), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was a porpoise induced oscillation.

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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