Cessna 152 N757CD accident, Howell, MI, Jun 22, 1988 · NTSB CHI88LA138

Date: June 21, 1988, 20:30 local (Jun 22, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
Place: Howell, MI
Injuries: 1 minor
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N757CDCessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report July 26, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880621051989A
Case key: 14096

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Flare - improperPilot in commandFactor

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Lack of total experience in type operationPilot in commandFactor

Loss of control - in flightLanding - aborted

Go-around - initiatedPilot in command

Raising of flaps - improperPilot in commandCause

Nose overLanding - aborted

Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Aircraft

Registration: N757CD
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15279625
Airframe hours: 3,595
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Free Spirit Aviation
Registered owner: Richard Macdonald
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
Last inspection: 100 hour · June 18, 1988 · 2 hours before
Departed: 3HE · Howell, MI
Airport: 3HE · Livingston County, runway 31, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt

N757CDRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15279625 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 16
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 15 total · 14 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 220° at 5 knots
Visibility: 6 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Observed at: PTK, 20 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19880621051989ACessna 152 · Howell, MIBounced and ballooned then let go of controls. Aircraft bounced again and flipped over. Students third solo flight.Jun 21, 1988 · N757CD · Substantial damage