# NTSB WPR26LA332: Cessna 152, N5447L, Carlsbad, CA, September 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 4, 2026, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Coordinates: 33.12825, -117.28008
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA332
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203756/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA332

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 152, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2071835), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5447L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5447L), registered now, S/N 15284317, built 1980 (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: 15284317
- Year built: 1980
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Pinnacle Aviation Services Inc
- Registered owner: Pinnacle Aviation Services Inc
- Departed: SBD, San Bernardino, CA
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: CRQ, McClellan-Palomar Airport
- Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KCRQ
- METAR: METAR KCRQ 041853Z 24007KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02280144

## 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 20260904011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260904011839A), Sep 4, 2026: Cessna 152, Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. On September 4, 2026 [privacy data omitted] was returning from a student solo cross country flight to san bernardino. During landing her approach became…

## Other investigations on N5447L (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 LAX01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA028), Oct 25, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5447L), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's habit interference, from his previous training in a different type of airplane, that precipitated his improper use of the elevator control during a go-around.

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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