# NTSB CEN15CA121: Cessna 152, N6300Q, Tulsa, OK, January 22, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 22, 2015, 16:40 local (22:40 UTC) - Place: Tulsa, OK - Coordinates: 36.039443, -95.986114 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0394&lon=-95.9861&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 April 21, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 90650 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15CA121 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90650/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90650 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA121 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing technique which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 152, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 126 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031015/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) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that he was attempting to land after his first solo flight. He thought his airspeed was high; the airplane landed hard and bounced three times, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. The nose of the airplane and the left wing impacted the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing spar, firewall and engine mount sustained substantial damage. The chief flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot reported that he was attempting to land after his first solo flight. He thought his airspeed was high; the airplane landed hard and bounced three times, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. The nose of the airplane and the left wing impacted the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left wing spar, firewall and engine mount sustained substantial damage. The chief flight instructor reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## 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 - Year built: 1981 - Airframe hours: 13220 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Spartan Education LLC - Registered owner: Spartan Education LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, January 15, 2015 - Departed: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Destination: RVS, Tulsa, OK - Airport: RVS, Richard Lloyd Jones Jr, runway 01R, 4,208 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 16, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.35 inHg - Observed at: KRVS ## 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 20150122002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150122002379A), Jan 22, 2015: Cessna 152, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Student over controlled the flare to landing. The over control caused the plane to hit hard and bounce twice and strike the propeller. The nose gear collapsed… ## 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 CEN09LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA168), Feb 14, 2009: Cessna 152 (N6300Q), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 14, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90650. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423313&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Pilot and Flight Instructor Statements (item 2, .PDF, 150 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423380&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20and%20Flight%20Instructor%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Accident Video (item 3, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40423383&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Video-Master.PDF 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.