# Accident 20180727018149A: Cessna 152, Oak Harbor, WA, July 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2517° N, 122.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2517&lon=-122.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N152LT) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180727018149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH INSTRUCTOR DID SEVERAL LANDINGS, INSTRUCTOR GOT OUT OF A/C, STUDENT DID ONE TOUCH AND GO, ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO, A/C BEGAN TO BOUNCE/PORPUSE, PILOT BAGAN TO PANIC, APPLIED BRAKES, A/C NOSE WHEEL HIT AND BROKE OFF, A/C CONTINUNED DOWN RUNWAY ON FORK, A/C CAME UP ON NOSE, RIGHT WING IMPACTED RUNWAY, PROP IMPACED RUNWAY, A/C CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY SITTING ON NOSE/PROP, STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF A/C NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA461), Jul 27, 2018: Cessna 152 (N152LT), Oak Harbor, WA, 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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