What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 13, 2019, at approximately 1852 local time, N48962, a Cessna 152, registered to candace a larned enterprises inc. landed at Compton Woodley Airport, Compton CA. On runway 25L. Cessna 152 was conducting a training flight originating from long beach airport, long beach CA. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. N5440F, a north American T28B, registered to tomorrows aeronautical museum, on a flight originating from whiteman airport, pacoima CA. Was in close proximity behind Cessna 152 on final approach. N48962, Cessna 152 touched down and was on landing roll out when N5440F, T28B landed shortly after. Seconds after N5440F, T28B touched down, it impacted N48962, Cessna 152 at the half way mark of runway 25L. N48962, Cessna 152 was destroyed on impact and consumed by fire. Student pilot suffered fatal injuries. Flight instructor was seriously injured. N5440F, T28B was substantially damaged.
Cessna 152 came to rest approximatly 100 feet west of the runway half way point approximatly 20 feet north of runwat 25L. T28B came to rest at taxiway f between 25L and 25R runways.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 13, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1852 LOCAL TIME, N48962, A CESSNA 152, REGISTERED TO CANDACE A LARNED ENTERPRISES INC. LANDED AT COMPTON WOODLEY AIRPORT, COMPTON CA. ON RUNWAY 25L. CESSNA 152 WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH CA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. N5440F, A NORTH AMERICAN T28B, REGISTERED TO TOMORROWS AERONAUTICAL MUSEUM, ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA CA. WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY BEHIND CESSNA 152 ON FINAL APPROACH. N48962, CESSNA 152 TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ON LANDING ROLL OUT WHEN N5440F, T28B LANDED SHORTLY AFTER. SECONDS AFTER N5440F, T28B TOUCHED DOWN, IT IMPACTED N48962, CESSNA 152 AT THE HALF WAY MARK OF RUNWAY 25L. N48962, CESSNA 152 WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND CONSUMED BY FIRE. STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. N5440F, T28B WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
CESSNA 152 CAME TO REST APPROXIMATLY 100 FEET WEST OF THE RUNWAY HALF WAY POINT APPROXIMATLY 20 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAT 25L. T28B CAME TO REST AT TAXIWAY F BETWEEN 25L AND 25R RUNWAYS.
NTSB investigation
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