# NTSB SEA91LA010: Cessna 152, N5259B, Blackfoot, ID, October 27, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 27, 1990, 16:09 local (22:09 UTC)
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Coordinates: 43.070194, -112.670166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0702&lon=-112.6702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41357/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA010

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE IMPROPER AIRSPEED AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD CIRCLED THE AIRPORT TWICE TO OBSERVE THE RUNWAY. AN APPROACH WAS SET-UP FOR RUNWAY 1. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GLIDE PATH WAS OK, HOWEVER, THE AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE FAST. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND BECAME AIRBORNE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5259B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5259B-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 15283819, built 1979 (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: 15283819
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Pocatello Avcenter
- Registered owner: Unknown
- Departed: IDA, IDAHO FALLS, ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: U02, Mccarley, runway 10, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 9 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19901027047129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047129A), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 152, Blackfoot, ID, Substantial damage. Bounced and ballooned several times on landing. Collapsed nose gear slid off runway and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N5259B (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 SEA08CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA107), Apr 7, 2008: Cessna 152 (N5259B), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind condition, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.

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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