- Date
- June 27, 1996, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Providence, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N93526Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960627046139A
- Case key
- 19885
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise motion of the airplane and subsequent damage.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The solo student pilot said that while landing, he did not 'flare properly,' and the airplane touched down nose wheel first. The pilot reported that he was unable to prevent 'porpoising' of the airplane. After bouncing several times, the airplane exited the runway and came to a stop in the grass with damage to the firewall.
Factual narrative
On June 27, 1996, at 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N93526, registered to and operated by Delta State University, was substantially damaged while landing at Lake Providence, Louisiana. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo cross-country flight and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Cleveland, Mississippi, about 45 minutes before the accident.
According to the pilot, during the landing, he "did not flare properly," and the airplane contacted the runway "nose first." He was "unable to prevent porpoising of the airplane through a series of hard contacts with the runway." The airplane exited the runway and came to a stop in the grass. Upon inspection of the airplane, damage was found to the firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93526
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285507
- Airframe hours
- 6,027
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delta State University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 29, 1996 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- RNV · Cleveland, MS
- Destination
- 0M8
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 0M8 · Byerley, runway 35, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 77 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.