# Accident 20180716011359A: Cessna 152, Pembroke Pines, FL, July 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2018, 13:12 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0022° N, 80.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0022&lon=-80.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5551L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5551L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180716011359A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT.  THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA427), Jul 16, 2018: Cessna 152 (N5551L), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadvertent encounter with thunderstorm conditions and her failure to maintain a proper landing flare in a crosswind, which resulted in a 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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