# Accident 20110610009809A: Cessna 152, Idaho Falls, ID, June 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5089° N, 112.0672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5089&lon=-112.0672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89439-2023-07-24) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110610009809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT HE EXPERANCED A GUST OF WIND DURING A NORMAL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THEN DROPED TO THE RUNWAS AND BOUNCED, BRAKING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL THEN SLID 110 FEET TO A STOP.

## 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 WPR11CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA262), Jun 10, 2011: Cessna 152 (N89439), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.

## Other reports on N89439 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880211050179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211050179I), Feb 11, 1988: Cessna 152 (N89439), Eugene, OR. On local training flight made a forced landing in a field due to fuel exhaustion. Eir field.

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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