# Incident 20160727017699I: Cessna 152, Denton, TX, July 27, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.2014° N, 97.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2014&lon=-97.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4702P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4702P) (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: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727017699I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SOLO AS A STUDENT PILOT.  DURING HIS THIRD LANDING HE TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED TWICE, AND, AT THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED BACKWARDS, CAUSING THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 GAA16CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA398), Jul 27, 2016: Cessna 152 (N4702P), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper approach descent rate and landing flare attitude, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N4702P (2)

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

- [Incident 19880729041159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729041159I), Jul 29, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4702P), Lake Dallas, TX. Low on fuel elected to land off airport.
- [Accident 19840616024529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616024529A), Jun 16, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4702P), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during touch and go 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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