# NTSB MIA91LA159: Cessna 152, N65416, Pensacola, FL, June 3, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 1991, 15:38 local (20:38 UTC)
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Coordinates: 30.470792, -87.190605 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4708&lon=-87.1906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA91LA159
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32882/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA159

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER FLARE AND RECOVERY FROM 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).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

AFTER TOCHDOWN THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE THEN LANDED ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65416-2007-08-03), registration cancelled 2007-08-03, S/N 15281538, built 1978 (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: 15281538
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Pensacola Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner: Pensacola Navy Flying Club
- Departed: 2R4, MILTON, FL
- Airport: PNS, Pensacola Regional, runway 25, 6,001 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 22; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PNS, 1 nm away

## 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 19910603019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910603019189A), Jun 3, 1991: Cessna 152, Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Came down hard nose first collapsing nose gear.

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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