# NTSB MIA04CA116: Cessna 152, N218JA, Sarasota, FL, August 3, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 3, 2004, 11:58 local (15:58 UTC) - Place: Sarasota, FL - Coordinates: 27.395555, -82.554443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3956&lon=-82.5544&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 3, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59866 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA04CA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59866/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA116 ## Probable cause The student pilot's incorrect recovery following a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - incorrect, pilot in command (cause) - touchdown - excessive - landing gear,nose gear - collapsed ## Analysis The student pilot stated that on the day of the accident prior to the accident flight, she flew with her flight instructor on two separate flights. During both, she performed touch-and-go landings. Following the second flight, her instructor exited the airplane, and the flight departed and remained in the traffic pattern where she performed one touch-and-go landing. The flight remained in the traffic pattern and during the second touch-and-go landing, the airplane touched down and bounced two times. After the second bounce she reduced power and lowered the nose but the airplane then bounced again. Following the third bounce, she heard the stall warning horn and the "nose dropped." She then heard the propeller contacting the runway. The student's certified flight instructor (CFI) reported the student's first approach was similar to the landings she had performed when he was in the airplane, and the approach for the second landing appeared good. He noted the flare was good and for some reason, the airplane bounced two times then touched down collapsing the nose landing gear. ## Factual narrative On August 3, 2004, about 1158 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N218JA, registered to and operated by Jones Flying Service, Inc., experienced a loss of control while landing at the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight from the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 1150, from the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. The student pilot stated that on the day of the accident prior to the accident flight, she flew with her flight instructor on two separate flights. During both, she performed touch-and-go landings. Following the second flight, her instructor exited the airplane, and the flight departed and remained in the traffic pattern where she performed one touch-and-go landing. The flight remained in the traffic pattern and during the second touch-and-go landing, the airplane touched down and bounced two times. After the second bounce she reduced power and lowered the nose but the airplane then bounced again. Following the third bounce, she heard the stall warning horn and the "nose dropped." She then heard the propeller contacting the runway. The student's certified flight instructor (CFI) reported the student's first approach was similar to the landings she had performed when he was in the airplane, and the approach for the second landing appeared good. He noted the flare was good and for some reason, the airplane bounced two times then touched down collapsing the nose landing gear. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N218JA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218JA), registered now, S/N 15285307, 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: 15285307 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Jones Flying Service, Inc. - Registered owner: Jones Flying Service, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: KSRQ, Sarasota, FL - Destination: KSRQ, Sarasota, FL - Airport: KSRQ, Sarasota/Bradenton Int'l, runway 22 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 22; medical: class 3; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040803023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803023259A), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 152, Sarasota-Braden, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 3, 2004, at 10:58 local time, a Cessna 152 N218JA, registered to jones flying service, inc. collided with the ground while landing at Sarasota… ## Other investigations on N218JA (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 MIA87LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA111), Mar 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N218JA), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage 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.