# NTSB LAX96LA179: Cessna 152, N6596P, Chandler, AZ, April 29, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 28, 1996, 17:44 local (Apr 29, 1996, 00:44 UTC) - Place: Chandler, AZ - Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&lon=-111.8111&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 20, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29428 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA179 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29428/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA179 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged flare, improper bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - vasi light/system - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment ## Analysis According to the pilot and the company's chief flight instructor, the accident occurred during the landing portion of the ninth solo touch-and-go. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced on the runway and he lost directional control. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, collided with several lights, entered a dirt area, and nosed over. The pilot's 17.2 hours of total airplane flying experience and 3.2 total hours of solo experience had been obtained during the preceding 90-day period. The local wind was reported at 3 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 28, 1996, at 1744 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N6596P, owned and operated by Sawyer Aviation, Phoenix, Arizona, nosed over during landing rollout at the Chandler Municipal Airport, Chandler, Arizona. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the solo instructional flight, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the student pilot was not injured. According to the pilot and Sawyer's chief flight instructor, the accident occurred during a round robin flight which originated from Phoenix around 1700. The purpose of the flight was, in part, to give the student pilot practice in solo flight takeoffs and landings. Nearing completion of the planned 1.3-hour-long flight, the pilot commenced his ninth touch-and-go landing. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced on runway 04R and he lost directional control. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway, collided with several lights, entered a dirt area and nosed over. At 1756, Chandler's wind speed was reported at 3 knots. The pilot's 17.2 hours of total airplane flying experience and 3.2 total hours of solo experience had been obtained during the preceding 90-day period. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6596P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6596P), registered now, S/N 15285036, built 1981 (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: 15285036 - Airframe hours: 7625 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Saywer Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 2, 1996, 5 hours before - Departed: CHD - Airport: CHD, Chandler Municipal, runway 4R, 4,850 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CHD ## 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 19960428008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428008769A), Apr 28, 1996: Cessna 152, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Lost control. Veered off runway. Nosed over. ## Other investigations on N6596P (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 LAX93LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA332), Aug 21, 1993: Cessna 152 (N6596P), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND RECOVERY FROM THE ENSUING BOUNCED LANDING. 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.