# Accident 20160129001269A: Cessna 152, Durant, OK, January 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Durant, OK
- Airport: Durant Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: SODS
- Location: 33.9422° N, 96.3950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9422&lon=-96.3950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5101P-2021-05-12) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 147 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160129001269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 17 IN DURANT OK.  AT 65 KNOTS, FLAPS DOWN, POWER TO IDLE, THE AIRCRAFT BALOONED HIGH.  THE AIRCRAFT SANK FAST AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE PROP.

## 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 GAA16CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA116), Jan 29, 2016: Cessna 152 (N5101P), Durant, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a porpoise.

## Other reports on N5101P (2)

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

- [Incident 19941009038849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009038849I), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 152 (N5101P), Brazito, MO. Ran out of fuel on solo cross country. Landed in a field safely.
- [Incident 19901014057629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901014057629I), Oct 14, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5101P), Oklahoma City, OK. Pilot became disoriented while on a crosscountry flight. Landed at military base without authorization.

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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