CHI88LA189

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Eau Claire, WI · August 3, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
August 3, 1988, 08:39 local (13:39 UTC)
Place
Eau Claire, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93411Cessna 152
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880803033619A
Case key
14131

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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 - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Aircraft

Registration
N93411
Reported as
Cessna 152
Category
Airplane
Serial number
15285483
Airframe hours
2,928
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Gibson Aviation, Inc.
Registered owner
Gibson Aviation, Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · June 30, 1988 · 49 hours before
Airport
EAU · Eau Claire, runway 22, 7,300 × 150 ft, concrete

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
26
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
20 total · 20 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 5 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 68 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
EAU

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.