# Accident 20191116021269A: Cessna 152, Denison, TX, November 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2019, 14:29 local time
- Place: Denison, TX
- Airport: North Texas Regional/Perrin Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: W78S
- Location: 33.7142° N, 96.6744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7142&lon=-96.6744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4705Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4705Q) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 84 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191116021269A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/16/2019, ^JIAHAO CHEN^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N4705Q, A CESSNA 152 BELONGING TO US AVIATION ACADEMY PILOT SCHOOL. ^MR. CHEN^ WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT (JDD) BACK TO THE AIRPLANE'S BASE OF NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL/PERRIN FIELD AIRPORT (GYI). HE WAS CLEARED BY GYI AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17L. THE PIC STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN PITCH ATTITUDE TO MAKE THE LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE NOSE GEAR HIT FIRST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. RATHER THAN INITIATE AN IMMEDIATE GO AROUND, HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO SAVE THE LANDING BY PITCHING UP. HE STATED THAT ON THE SECOND HIT, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE RUDDER AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSE NOSE GEAR AND TIPPED OVER ONTO THE LEFT WING TIP APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END TO RUNWAY 17L.

## 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 GAA20CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA086), Nov 16, 2019: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), Sherman/Dennison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N4705Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20041018030929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041018030929I), Oct 18, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), Harrisburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) After take-off the engine began to run rough. Performed magneto check and engine smoothed out. Changed heading to return to cxy. Engine began to vibrate…
- [Accident 19930303050899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303050899A), Mar 3, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4705Q), Harrisburg, PA, Substantial damage. Veered right into crosswind landing. Ran off runway. Overturned in snow. Blamed wind gust. Not verified on ATIS.

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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