# Accident 20160821007209A: Cessna 152, Tamiami, FL, August 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2016, 14:39 local time
- Place: Tamiami, FL
- Airport: Kendall-Tamiami Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6453° N, 80.4328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6453&lon=-80.4328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94939-2017-05-23) (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: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821007209A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9L AT KENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, A CESSNA 152, REGISTRATION N94939, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLDED AFT AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ASPHALT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 GAA16CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA448), Aug 21, 2016: Cessna 152 (N94939), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pitch control during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a nose landing gear collapse.

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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