# Accident 20160430007939A: Cessna 152, Palo Alto, CA, April 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4419° N, 122.1431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4419&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94565-2018-06-04) (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: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160430007939A

## Narrative

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

PALO ALTO, CA (PAO): N94565, C-152, ACFT IN PATTERN ON LND'G RWY 31 ACFT PORPOISED ON RWY ACFT STRUCK RWY CAUSING NOSE GEAR AND PROP DMG; ATC SVCS W/ PAO ATCT; NOTF'D NTSB/LINK & QCG/HOLMES; SJC FSDO NOTFD BY TXT; TXT SENT POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL, 4/30 2000Z

## 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 GAA16CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA209), Apr 30, 2016: Cessna 152 (N94565), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to takeoff in wind conditions that exceeded his certificated flight instructor's maximum wind endorsement, and the student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control…

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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