# Accident 20190917013379A: Cessna 152, Naples, FL, September 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2019, 10:55 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: F6FS
- Location: 26.1500° N, 81.7786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1500&lon=-81.7786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472TC-2024-02-29) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190917013379A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED PROP STRIKE UPON STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 5. AIRPLANE SANK BEFORE TOUCH DOWN AND THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER ATTEMPTING TO SAVE THE LANDING. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED THE GROUND AND LANDED HARD, BALLOONED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SECOND TIME, ENDING UP ON IT'S NOSE ON THE RUNWAY.

PTRS 201915399

## 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 GAA19CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA556), Sep 17, 2019: Cessna 152 (N472TC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing and a nose landing gear collapse.

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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