- Date
- August 18, 2000, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cumberland, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5354MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20000818039949A
- Case key
- 53245
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Probable cause
the go-around not performed and the inadequate flare by the pilot.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane bounced during the second landing in a series of three student solo landings on a turf runway. The pilot reported crossing the threshold too high, bouncing, ballooning twice, and nosing over.
Factual narrative
On August 18, 2000, at 1030 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5354M, operated by Romeo Aviation, received substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 36 (2,000 feet by 75 feet, turf) at the Cumberland Municipal Airport (UBE), Cumberland, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated from UBE at 1010.
The pilot reported, "I did several takeoffs and landings with my instructor and afterwards she said I could do 1, 2, or 3 patterns on my own (solo). I did the first one without incident and did a second pattern. When coming in for the landing, I crossed the threshold too high and also felt a bit of wind lift my left wing. I concentrated on keeping the wings level and nose straight, but bounce onto the runway, ballooned twice and when the plane came down, I hit very hard and tipped forward onto the grass runway. When I got out, I saw that the nose wheel had broken, and the prop bent."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5354M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284556
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235 L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Romeo Aviation
- Registered owner
- Hartford Aero Enterprises Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- UBE · Cumberland, WI
- Destination
- UBE · Cumberland, WI
- Airport
- UBE · Cumberland Municipal Airport, runway 36, 2,000 × 120 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 52 total · 20 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 355° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.