# Accident 20260904011839A: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, September 4, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2026, 12:00 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mc Clellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5447L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447L) (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: 86 total, 76 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904011839A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2026 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RETURNING FROM A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SAN BERNARDINO. DURING LANDING HER APPROACH BECAME UNSTABLE AND SHE LANDED NOSE HEAVY AND BOUNCED. INSTEAD OF INITIATING A GO AROUND FROM THAT BOUNCE, SHE TRIED TO LAND AND PORPOISED AGAIN, THIS TIME STRIKING THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY. SHE THEN COMMENCED A GO-AROUND AND FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO A LANDING, AFTER WHICH SHE TAXIED TO PARKING.

## 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 WPR26LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA332), Sep 4, 2026: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N5447L (3)

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

- [Incident 20050118000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000279I), Jan 18, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot practicing short field landings. Failed to check rate of descent. On touchdown with an excessive rate of descent, and CG forward of the…
- [Accident 20001025015699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025015699A), Oct 25, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During the student pilot's first touch and go attempt on romana rwy 27, the a/c was high and fast (approx. 80 knots) with flaps at zero. The student…
- [Incident 19800630056649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056649I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Vancouver, WA. Oil pressure dropped to zero due to loss of oil. Engine severely damaged due to lean mixture and heat.

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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