# Accident 20180630008959A: Cessna 152, Sacramento, CA, June 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6678° N, 121.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6678&lon=-121.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4962L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4962L) (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: 26 total, 12 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA500) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180630008959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A VERY HARD LANDING THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT AND PROP STRIKE, ENGINE MOUNT SUPPORTS BROKEN, BENT AND FUSELAGE DENTS IN SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2-8 INCHES AFT OF THE UPPER FIREWALL ENGINE NOUNT ATTACHMENT,

## 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 GAA18CA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA500), Jun 30, 2018: Cessna 152 (N4962L), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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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