# NTSB CHI96LA183: Cessna 152, N49459, Troy, MI, May 30, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 30, 1996, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Troy, MI - Coordinates: 42.560508, -83.119369 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5605&lon=-83.1194&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10264 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA183 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10264/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA183 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while recovering from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare and the raised taxiway edge which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - attempted, pilot in command - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The student pilot reported the airplane bounced on landing. While airborne it turned to the left and touched back down heading off the left side of the runway. The airplane continued off the runway into a grass area prior to contacting a 4' raised berm at a perpendicular taxiway. Upon contacting the berm, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane raised up onto its nose. The right wing contacted the terrain as the airplane settled back onto its main landing gear. ## Factual narrative On May 30, 1996, at 1800 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N49459, was substantially damaged while landing at the Big Beaver Airport, Troy, Michigan. The airplane bounced on landing, traveled off the runway, and contacted a taxiway berm where the nose gear collapsed. The solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The student pilot was not injured. The last departure point for the 14 CFR Part 91 cross country flight was Lansing, Michigan, at 1700 eastern daylight time. The student pilot reported that after touching down he heard a "clunk" from the right main gear. The airplane became airborne again (3 to 5 feet agl) and turned to the left. The pilot stated the airplane touched down again, heading toward the left side of the runway. He reported that when the nose wheel touched down, it began to vibrate. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway and through a grass area before the nose gear contacted the 4" berm of a perpendicular taxiway. Upon contacting the berm the nose gear collapsed and the airplane tipped forward onto its nose. The airplane then fell to the right with the right wing contacting the ground. The airplane then settled back on the main gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N49459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49459-2006-06-01), registration cancelled 2006-06-01, S/N 15281285, 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 - Serial number: 15281285 - Airframe hours: 5945 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-N2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Big Beaver Airport, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 5, 1996, 58 hours before - Departed: LAN, LANSING, MI - Destination: 3BB - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: 3BB, Big Beaver, runway 9, 2,400 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 6 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PTK, 17 nm away ## 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 19960530022749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530022749A), May 30, 1996: Cessna 152, Troy, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)The student pilot reported the airplane bounced on landing. While airborne it turned to the left and touched back down heading off the left side of the… From the NTSB's public API. 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