# NTSB LAX87LA338: Cessna 152, N6576B, Napa, CA, September 17, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1987, 08:26 local (15:26 UTC)
- Place: Napa, CA
- Coordinates: 38.55093, -122.149826 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5509&lon=-122.1498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA338
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA338

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - attempted
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - raising of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HER 2ND SOLO FLT. SHE RPRTD THAT ON HER 1ST LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED ON THE MAIN GEAR, THEN DRIFTED TO THE LEFT & WENT OFF THE RWY. SHE APPLIED FULL POWER & RAISED THE FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT ATTAINED AN ALT OF ABOUT 20 FT. THE PLT FELT AN AIRFRAME BUFFET, THEN THE ACFT ROLLED LEFT, PITCHED DOWN & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS RPRTD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6576B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576B-1989-08-17), registration cancelled 1989-08-17, S/N 15283953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283953
- Airframe hours: 2153
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: R. A. Bridgeford, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 13, 1987, 53 hours before
- Airport: APC, Napa County, runway 18R, 5,931 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19870917053389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917053389A), Sep 17, 1987: Cessna 152, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Drifted. Tried to go around nose high and stalled back to runway. Indicates inadequate training.

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.

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