# Accident 20250320013029A: Cessna 152, Denton, TX, March 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2025, 15:50 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Enterprise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U9FS
- Location: 33.2020° N, 97.1991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2020&lon=-97.1991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68332, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68332) (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: 234 total, 200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250320013029A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 20, 2025 AT 1550L, AN AIRPLANE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36R AT DENTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (DTO).  DURING FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE FRONT MAIL LANDING GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 36R CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE SINGLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 CEN25LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA134), Mar 20, 2025: Cessna 152 (N68332), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind and windshear during landing.

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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