# Accident 20200228002029A: Cessna 152, Tampa, FL, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0139° N, 82.3453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0139&lon=-82.3453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25474, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25474-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228002029A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH A STUDENT PILOT ON THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, REMAINING IN THE PATTERN AND LANDING RUNWAY 5. THE VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED CLEAR AND WIND 340 AT 3 KNOTS.

THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH GAVE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A NORMAL STABILIZED APPROACH FOR LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, IT APPEARED THAT THE STUDENT FLARED TOO MUCH, REALIZED THAT THE NOSE WAS TOO HIGH, AND PUSHED TOO FAR FORWARD ON THE YOKE IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR OVER FLARING. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY PORPOISING FOUR TO FIVE TIMES UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 ERA20CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA115), Feb 28, 2020: Cessna 152 (N25474), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and failure to conduct a go-around, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nosewheel collapsing.

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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