# NTSB CHI80FEC02: Cessna 152, N68246, Jackson, MI, November 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1979
- Place: Jackson, MI · JACKSON, MI
- Location: 42.2434° N, 84.4049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2434&lon=-84.4049&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3176   79/11/6   JACKSON,MI          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1132                    N68246              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON-REYNOLDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DURING FIRST SOLO FLT IP DID NOT START RIDE DUAL AS PER STANDARD SCHOOL PROCEDURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68246](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68246), registered now, S/N 15282208, built 1978 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jackson-Reynolds

## 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 19791106033419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106033419A), Nov 6, 1979: Cessna 152, Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing on nose gear. Collapsed same. Lacked recent dual.

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.

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