# Accident 20190313001331A: Cessna 152, Compton, CA, March 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2019, 18:52 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Woodley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8894° N, 118.2408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8894&lon=-118.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48962-2021-04-13) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190313001331A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA095), Mar 14, 2019: Cessna 152 (N48962), Compton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the T-28 pilot to see and avoid the Cessna while landing with reduced visibility due to sun glare, which resulted in a collision on the runway. Contributing to the accident was his…

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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