# NTSB ERA10CA380: Cessna 152, N757ZN, Shirley, NY, July 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 27, 2010, 09:40 local (13:40 UTC) - Place: Shirley, NY - Coordinates: 40.821945, -72.866943 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8219&lon=-72.8669&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 76782 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA380 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76782/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76782 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA380 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 22 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the student pilot, the accident flight was her first solo flight. As the airplane approached runway 33 for a third landing, the student pilot maintained an airspeed of 60 knots and was concentrating on "getting the nose in the correct position." When the airplane first touched down, "it bounced" and "the nose went up enough to slow [the airplane] down to put it into a stall." When the airplane landed a second time, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. During a subsequent examination of wreckage, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector also found no preexisting anomalies with the airplane. The student pilot noted that her total flight experience was approximately 56 hours; all of which were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were variable at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative According to the student pilot, the accident flight was her first solo flight. As the airplane approached runway 33 for a third landing, the student pilot maintained an airspeed of 60 knots and was concentrating on "getting the nose in the correct position." When the airplane first touched down, "it bounced" and "the nose went up enough to slow [the airplane] down to put it into a stall." When the airplane landed a second time, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. During a subsequent examination of wreckage, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector also found no preexisting anomalies with the airplane. The student pilot noted that her total flight experience was approximately 56 hours; all of which were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were variable at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N757ZN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757ZN), registered now, S/N 15280135, 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: 15280135 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mid Island Airservice Inc - Registered owner: Mid Island Airservice Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, January 19, 2010 - Departed: HWV, Shirley, NY - Destination: HWV, Shirley, NY - Airport: HWV, Brookhaven Airport, runway 33, 4,222 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: HWV ## 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 20100727038999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100727038999A), Jul 27, 2010: Cessna 152, Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. The student pilot was on a first solo and had performed two successful solo circuits. On the third circuit, the flare was insufficient and the aircraft… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76782. 1.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 604 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335301&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Student Pilot and CFI Statements (item 2, .PDF, 147 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335563&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Student%20Pilot%20and%20CFI%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Student Pilot Interview Summary (item 3, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335303&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Student%20Pilot%20Interview%20Summary-Redacted.PDF - Discrepancy Logs: No entries from N757ZN (item 4, .PDF, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335565&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Discrepancy%20Logs%3A%20No%20entries%20from%20N757ZN-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports: HWV METARs (item 5, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335306&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%3A%20HWV%20METARs-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Airplane Wreckage (Courtesy of FAA) (item 6, .PDF, 111 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40335307&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Airplane%20Wreckage%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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