# Incident 20090224005889I: Cessna 152, Fort Wayne, IN, February 24, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2009, 13:32 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9786° N, 85.1953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9786&lon=-85.1953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94626, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94626) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090224005889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT DOING SOLO PATTERN WORK (TOUCH AND GO'S) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE POWER OFF AND HAD FLARED THE AIRCRAFT JUST ABOVE THE NUMBERS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THEN BOUNCED HARD ON TOUCH DOWN.  THEN BOUNCED AGAIN AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AT TAXI WAY CONNECTOR Y-2.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE CONNECTOR AND CONTACTED A 18 INCH SNOW DRIFT AND FLIPPED OVER.  WIND CONDITIONS WERE 160 AT 8.

## 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 CEN09CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA200), Feb 24, 2009: Cessna 152 (N94626), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N94626 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851221070249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221070249I), Dec 21, 1985: Cessna 152 (N94626), Fort Wayne, IN. Carburetor fire while attempting to start engine in minus 3 degree temperature. Scorched carburetor air filter.

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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