# NTSB MIA96LA092: Cessna 152, N5399P, Lawrenceville, GA, March 2, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 2, 1996, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC) - Place: Lawrenceville, GA - Location: 33.9781° N, 83.9624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GWINNETT COUNTY/BRISCOE FLD (LZU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9781&lon=-83.9624&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 6, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37989 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37989/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA092 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his 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 - on ground/water, landing - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway - terrain condition - ground - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,nose gear - overload ## Analysis The aircraft bounced during landing and was 30 degrees to runway heading when it again touched down. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway, crossed over a taxiway, and came to rest in a grass area adjacent to the taxiway. As the aircraft crossed the taxiway the nose landing gear collapsed and the left wing contacted the ground. ## Factual narrative On March 2, 1996, about 1055 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N5399P, registered to American East Airways, Inc., went off the runway and collapsed the nose landing gear when control was lost during landing at Gwinnett County Airport, Lawrenceville, Georgia, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Lawrenceville, Georgia, the same day, about 1000. The pilot stated that upon landing with a right crosswind the aircraft touched down hard and bounced back into the air. The aircraft touched down again, 30 degrees to the left of runway heading. The aircraft went off the runway, crossed over a taxiway, and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the taxiway. The nose landing gear collapsed as the aircraft went over the taxiway and the left wing contacted the ground. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5399P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5399P-1998-02-26), registration cancelled 1998-02-26, S/N 15284937 (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: 15284937 - Airframe hours: 3580 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Aviation Training Consultants - Registered owner: American East Airways, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 1, 1995, 50 hours before - Departed: LZU - Airport: LZU, Gwinnett County, runway 25, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ATL, 32 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 19960302004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302004409A), Mar 2, 1996: Cessna 152, Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. (.4)The aircraft bounced during landing and was 30 degrees to runway heading when it again touched down. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway,… ## Other investigations on N5399P (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 MIA81DLD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD40), May 13, 1981: Cessna 152 (N5399P), Silver Springs, 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.