# NTSB GAA19CA213: Cessna 152, N4916B, Bangor, ME, April 14, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 14, 2019, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Bangor, ME - Coordinates: 44.808055, -68.829444 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8081&lon=-68.8294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99282 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA213 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99282/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99282 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA213 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 46 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard and bounced. He decided to continue the landing, and during the second touchdown, the airplane landed hard again, and the nose landing gear separated. The airplane came to rest on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the airplane landed hard, bounced, and he decided to continue the landing. He added that during the second touchdown, the airplane landed hard again, and the nose landing gear separated. The airplane came to rest on the runway. The pilot reported that he should have performed a go around instead of attempting to land the second time. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4916B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4916B-2020-02-24), registration cancelled 2020-02-24, S/N 15283704, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 152 (No Series) - 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: 15283704 - Year built: 1979 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 SERIES reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: University Flying Club - Registered owner: University Flying Club - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RKD, Rockland, ME - Destination: BGR, Bangor, ME - Airport: BGR, Bangor Intl, runway 33, 11,440 × 200 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 28; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 13, 2018; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 100 total, 80 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KBGR, 1 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 20190414002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190414002799A), Apr 14, 2019: Cessna 152, Bangor, ME, Substantial damage. C-152 N4916B was involved in a hard landing and subsequent bounce that was not recovered from. This resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. ## Other investigations on N4916B (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 ERA16CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA303), Jul 1, 2016: Cessna 152G (N4916B), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the gusting wind conditions during a short-field landing and the designated pilot examiner's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the wing tip contacting… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 7, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99282. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40472609&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 215 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40472610&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF 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.