# NTSB CHI97LA147: Cessna 152, N5499B, Crystal, MN, May 24, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 24, 1997, 13:55 local (18:55 UTC) - Place: Crystal, MN - Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 25, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10578 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI97LA147 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10578/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA147 ## Probable cause the student pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the lack of recent flight time. ## 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 (cause) - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, landing - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The student pilot was executing touch-and-go landings. The airplane touched down and bounced back into the air followed by a second bounce where the pilot attempted to go around by retracting the flaps and then adding power. The airplane then stalled and hit on the runway collapsing the nose gear. In the previous 90 days the pilot had flown 2.5 hours. ## Factual narrative On May 24, 1997 at 1355 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 152, N5499B, was substantially damaged while executing touch and go landings at the Crystal Airport, Crystal, Minnesota. During one landing the aircraft hit hard collapsing the nose gear, and crushing the airplane's firewall. The student pilot was not injured in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the 14 CFR Part 91 flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that she had taken off from runway 05L and had executed a right hand traffic pattern. The pilot reported that the aircraft crossed the runway threshold slightly faster than normal. She reported that when the airplane touched down it bounced back into the air. The pilot reported that she believed the airplane was under control; however, the airplane bounced on the runway a second time. At this time the pilot reported that she reached over to "...pull the flaps up, and push the throttle in to correct the situation...", when the stall warning horn came on and the airplane nosed over. The pilot listed her total time at 57.6 hours, with pilot in command time listed as 9.5 hours. In the previous 90 days the pilot reported that she had flown 2.5 hours. Within the previous 30 days the pilot had flown 1.3 hours. The airplane's nose gear and engine mount were bent. The firewall was crushed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5499B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5499B-2011-12-08), registration cancelled 2011-12-08, S/N 15283888, built 1979 (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: 15283888 - Airframe hours: 2312 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Crystal Shamrock Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 2, 1997, 44 hours before - Departed: MIC - Destination: MIC - Airport: MIC, Crystal, runway 5L, 2,499 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; student; medical: class 3, unknown; seat: left; flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 8 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft overcast - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MIC ## 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 19970524011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524011869A), May 24, 1997: Cessna 152, Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Failed flare landing. Folded nose gear. Crushed firewall. Had bounced and porpoised prior stopping. (-23) student practicing takeoffs and landings. On… ## Other investigations on N5499B (2) 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 ERA10LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA235), Apr 18, 2010: Cessna 152 (N5499B), Avon Park, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator's failure to correct known deficiencies with the carburetor, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing by the pilot. Also causal was the operator's… - [NTSB CHI86LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA180), Jul 25, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5499B), Duluth, MN, 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.