# Accident 20190414002799A: Cessna 152, Bangor, ME, April 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2019, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8081° N, 68.8294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8081&lon=-68.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4916B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4916B-2020-02-24) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 80 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190414002799A

## Narrative

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

C-152 N4916B WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE THAT WAS NOT RECOVERED FROM. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA213), Apr 14, 2019: Cessna 152 (N4916B), Bangor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N4916B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160701012879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160701012879A), Jul 1, 2016: Cessna 152 (N4916B), Substantial damage. Student pilot was on his private pilot practical test check ride with the DPE. On approach to land on runway 17, student stated he was performing a short field…
- [Incident 19951031043669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031043669I), Oct 31, 1995: Cessna 152 (N4916B), Bangor, ME, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 31, 1995, Mr. John o'dea, pilot-in-command of Cessna 152, N4916B, bounced on landing in Bangor, Maine. The aircraft nosed over and…

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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