# Accident 20120501009919A: Cessna 152, San Antonio, TX, May 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94500, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O235N2C (registry code 42166, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o235n2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120501009919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLAIRED HIGH AND FAILED TO GO ROUND OR SOFTEN THE TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CEN12CA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA277), May 1, 2012: Cessna 152 (N94500), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare, which resulted in a hard/bounced landing and subsequent impact with the runway.

## Other reports on N94500 (1)

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

- [Accident 19831010054199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831010054199A), Oct 10, 1983: Cessna 152 (N94500), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Came down hard on nose wheel. Impact damaged nose gear prop, motor mounts and firewall.

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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