- Date
- February 10, 1987, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Monte, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25884Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870210012539A
- Case key
- 25521
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local instructional flight, the pilot reported that while on the base leg to runway 19 the aircraft was a bit high but was corrected while on final approach. Upon landing the aircraft touched-down in a three point attitude and ballooned up. On the second touch-down, the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25884
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280834
- Airframe hours
- 2,892
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bartlett Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 31, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- EMT · El Monte, runway 19, 3,995 × 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
- 19
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 18 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N25884 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.