MKC88LA047

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Ottawa, KS · January 28, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: January 28, 1988, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place: Ottawa, KS
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N4717ACessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report July 26, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880128002069A
Case key: 34535

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightLanding

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Landing gear,nose gear - collapsedFactor

Analysis

The student pilot was on a solo cross country flight. During the landing, the aircraft began to porpoise. The pilot performed remedial action, however, the aircraft had already sustained substantial damage.

Aircraft

Registration: N4717A
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: A1520879
Airframe hours: 2,688
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Operator: Phoenix Aviation
Registered owner: Andrew Danziger
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · January 20, 1988 · 4 hours before
Departed: MKC · Kansas City, MO
Airport: OWI · Ottawa, runway 17, 3,400 × 50 ft, asphalt

N4717ARegistration cancelled Jul 28, 1998 · Cessna A152S/N A1520879 Airframe modelCessna A152

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 49
Certificate: Student
Airplane ratings: Single-engine sea
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 76 total · 76 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 220° at 5 knots
Visibility: 10 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.

Accident 19880128002069ACessna 152 · Ottawa, KSStudent bounced and porpoised the aircraft on landing from a solo crosscountry flight.Jan 28, 1988 · N4717A · Substantial damage