# Accident 20100807042379A: Cessna 152, Livermore, CA, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 20:57 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y7WS
- Location: 37.6894° N, 121.8189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6894&lon=-121.8189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6165M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6165M-2014-10-29) (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: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 57 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807042379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING FINAL APPROACH, AT TOUCH DOWN LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY NOSE DOWN VERY HARD. CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF 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 WPR10CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA390), Aug 8, 2010: Cessna 152 (N6165M), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during final approach, resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N6165M (2)

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

- [Incident 20060504006389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060504006389I), May 4, 2006: Cessna 152 (N6165M), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) May 4, 2006, Cessna 152, N6165M, approximately 1510 local time at the Byron Airport (C83) in Byron, CA student pilot was performing his 4th solo landing…
- [Accident 20010105032269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010105032269A), Jan 5, 2001: Cessna 152 (N6165M), Livermore, CA, No damage. (-23) Student pilot with solo endorsement was on approach to 27 left at lvk, with no passengers on board. The pilot stated she was at 70 KTS IAS when the…

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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