# Accident 20181001019359A: Cessna 152, Lakeland, FL, October 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Linder International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9889° N, 82.0186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24752, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24752) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181001019359A

## Narrative

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

ON 01OCT2018 AROUND 1000 LOCAL, A PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING AT LAKELAND AIRPORT KLAL. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRMAN HAD A HARD MAIN GEAR LANDING MAKING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE. THE AIRMAN DID NOT CORRECTED NOR INITIATED A GO AROUND. AS A RESULT OF THE BOUNCE, THE AIRPLANE LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST, STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A FULL STOP APPROXIMATELY 200FT AFTER STRIKING THE PROPELLER.

## 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 GAA19CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA025), Oct 1, 2018: Cessna 152 (N24752), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose gear collapsing.

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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