# Accident 20120210001229A: Cessna 152, Tamiami, FL, February 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tamiami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6478° N, 80.4328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6478&lon=-80.4328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67973, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67973) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120210001229A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS RETURNING FROM X51, 2ND SOLO.  AIRMAN ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND RUNWAY 27L.  A SPECI WEATHER REPORT WAS ISSUED BY ATC, WINDS 160/07.  LIGHT RAIN WAS REPORTED.  AIRMAN STATES HE FELT A WIND SHIFT, SLIGHT TAILWIND.  UPON FLARE AND ROLE OUT AIRMAN PORPUSED AND CAME BACK DOWN ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT SIGNIFICANTLY INDICATING ENGINE WAS PRODUCING THRUST.

## 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 ERA12CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA178), Feb 10, 2012: Cessna 152 (N67973), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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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