# NTSB LAX91LA080: Cessna 152, N93574, Phoenix, AZ, January 24, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 24, 1991, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.449058, -111.640678 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-111.6407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91LA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27099/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA080

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER BOUNCED LANDING RECOVERY TECHNIQUE.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE 'FIRM LANDING' HE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR ABOUT FIVE FEET.  HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER TO SOFTEN THE RECOVERY, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93574-2011-10-12), registration cancelled 2011-10-12, S/N 15285519, built 1982 (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: 15285519
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: West Wind Aviation, Inc.
- Airport: DVT, Deer Valley, runway 7, 3,800 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 21 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19910124001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910124001079A), Jan 24, 1991: Cessna 152, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Added power too late,came down nose first and collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N93574 (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 NYC07CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA169), Jul 18, 2007: Cessna 152 (N93574), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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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