# Accident 20200908013649A: Cessna 152, Snohomish, WA, September 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2020, 08:00 local time
- Place: Snohomish, WA
- Airport: Harvey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9049° N, 122.1027° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9049&lon=-122.1027&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946SF) (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: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200908013649A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT IS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO, PRACTICING SOLO TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS ON RWY 33R IN N946SF, A CESSNA 152.  ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER A HARD LANDING DURING TOUCHDOWN. DUE TO THE HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND TURNED TO LEFT, BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND HARD FOR SECOND TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED NOSE OVER ON THE GRASS RUNWAY, RWY 33L. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES ON THE STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 WPR20CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA302), Sep 8, 2020: Cessna 152 (N946SF), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent improper go-around, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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