# NTSB CHI96LA341: Cessna 152, N757PC, Lakeville, MN, September 17, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 17, 1996, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Lakeville, MN - Coordinates: 44.670589, -93.239227 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6706&lon=-93.2392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 23, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10394 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA341 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10394/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA341 ## Probable cause the student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in the hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - go-around - aborted, pilot in command - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command ## Analysis The solo student pilot stated he was too high during the landing flare so he added power to go-around. He then decided not to go- around at which time the airplane landed hard on the runway. The airplane bounced and veered right prior to touching down again. The airplane came to a stop in the grass off the right side of the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 17, 1996, at 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757PC, operated by a student pilot experienced a hard landing on runway 11 at the Airlake Airport, Lakeville, Minnesota, while on a solo training flight. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Airlake Airport, at 1645 cdt. The student pilot reported that while on short final the airplane was traveling at 68 knots with 20 degrees of flaps. He stated that he was too high during the landing flare so he added power to go-around. He then discontinued the go-around at which time, according to the pilot, the airplane "... landed hard, bounced and nose of the aircraft veered to the right ..." prior to touching down again. The airplane then traveled off the right side of the runway into the grass. The student had a total of 2.2 hours of total solo flight time when the accident occurred. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PC-2008-01-22), registration cancelled 2008-01-22, S/N 15279887, built 1977 (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: 15279887 - Airframe hours: 3139 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Flyteline Services, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, June 13, 1996, 78 hours before - Departed: Y12 - Airport: Y12, Airlake, runway 11, 4,098 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,900 ft broken - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19960917028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960917028749A), Sep 17, 1996: Cessna 152, Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. First landing solo practice. Bounced porpoised. Collapsed nose gear. Bent firewall. (-23) pilot was on third supervised solo in local traffic pattern. First… ## Other investigations on N757PC (1) 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. - [NTSB DEN78DQD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD36), Sep 9, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757PC), Deming, NM, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.