# NTSB CEN09LA168: Cessna 152, N6300Q, Tulsa, OK, February 14, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 14, 2009, 13:53 local (19:53 UTC) - Place: Tulsa, OK - Coordinates: 36.039722, -95.984725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-95.9847&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 73362 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09LA168 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73362/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA168 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 84 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis This was the student pilot's second solo flight and her instructor observed the flight. The first takeoff and landing were without incident. During the second landing approach, she flared prematurely and "pushed the nose down to correct." She flared again but was too late and the airplane landed hard and bounced. The student pushed the nose down and the airplane struck the runway, collapsing the nose gear. Postaccident inspection revealed that the firewall was buckled, some engine mounts were broken, and the right wing skin was wrinkled. ## Factual narrative On February 14, 2009, at 1353 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N6300Q, registered to and operated by Spartan Aviation Industries, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, and piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the runway during landing at Richard Lloyd Jones, Jr./Riverside Airport (RVS), Tulsa, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot on board the airplane was not injured. The local flight originated at an undetermined time. According to the pilot's accident report, this was her second solo flight, and he instructor observed the flight. The takeoff and landing were without incident. During the second landing approach to runway 01R, she flared prematurely and "pushed the nose down to correct." She flared again but was too late and the airplane landed hard and bounced. The student pushed the nose down and the airplane struck the runway, collapsing the nose gear. Post-accident inspection revealed the firewall was buckled, some engine mounts were broken, and the right wing skin was wrinkled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6300Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6300Q), registered now, S/N 15285225, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285225 - Airframe hours: 11800 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Spartan Aviation Industries, Inc. - Registered owner: Spartan Aviation Industries, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 6, 2009, 61 hours before - Departed: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Destination: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Airport: RVS, Richard L. Jones/Rivererside, runway 01R, 4,208 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 18; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RVS ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090214002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090214002069A), Feb 14, 2009: Cessna 152, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) During final approach to runway 1R pilot over-flared and ballooned up. Pilot pushed the control yoke forward to avoid stalling and the airplane hit the… ## Other investigations on N6300Q (2) 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 ERA24LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA173), Mar 14, 2024: Cessna 152 (N6300Q), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird while approaching the destination airport. - [NTSB CEN15CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA121), Jan 22, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6300Q), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing technique which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.