# Incident 20091109020289I: Cessna 152, Denton, TX, November 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5403H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403H) (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 flight hours: 143 total, 87 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091109020289I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ZHANG, A STUDENT AT US FLIGHT ACADEMY, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT DTO AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009, IN N5403H, A CESSNA 152.  SHE STATED THAT THE TOWER CLEARED HER TO LAND, HOWEVER SHE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, SO SHE ELECTED TO GO AROUND.  ON HER SECOND ATTEMPT, SHE STATED SHE WAS A LITTLE FAST ON FINAL, AND THE TOWER ASKED HER TO MAKE THE THE TAXIWAY A5 AFTER LANDING.  SHE LANDED AND TRIED TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY A5, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE HIT THREE TAXI LIGHTS.  VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL PANTS ON THE LEFT GEAR (SCRATCHED PAINT).  US FLIGHT ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR KATY ATKINS IMMEDIATELY COUNSELED AND INSTRUCTED HER ON PROPER LANDING PROCEDURES AND ATC REQUESTS.

## Other reports on N5403H (3)

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

- [Incident 20210612014839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210612014839I), Jun 12, 2021: Cessna 152 (N5403H), Bellview, TX, No damage. The part 91 flight originated in ama enroute to dto. The pilot reported losing engine power at cruise altitude. He selected a field for landing when the engine…
- [Incident 19910906045279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906045279I), Sep 6, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5403H), Gainesville, FL. On landing rollout student put feet on brakes. Aircraft veered. Hit runway light. Right brake not working.
- [Incident 19910710033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710033439I), Jul 10, 1991: Cessna 152 (N5403H), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Student pilot landed on nose wheel first and collapsed the nose gear.

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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