# Accident 20080719841019A: Cessna 152, Mcalester, OK, July 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2008, 09:40 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SODS
- Location: 34.8822° N, 95.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8822&lon=-95.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6293H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6293H) (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: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719841019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND A MCL PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT THREE TIMES AND ON THE THIRD TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE.

## 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 DEN08CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA126), Jul 19, 2008: Cessna 152 (N6293H), Mc Alester, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N6293H (1)

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

- [Incident 19871220075909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871220075909I), Dec 20, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6293H), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Misjudged the distance between right wing tip and pole. Struck pole while maneuvering to park.

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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