Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N69101

11 May 1991 · Pontiac, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 May 1991 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N69101, operated by Kitze Avaition, Inc., was involved in an accident near Pontiac, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Pontiac-Oakland (PTK)
Coordinates
42.7695, -82.5309
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N69101
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Kitze Avaition, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA151

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WAS IMPROPER BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPING TO LAND, HIT HARD, THEN BOUNCED. SHE SAID THAT SHE MUST HAVE USED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AGAIN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY NOSE DOWN. THIS WAS HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN OVER 30 DAYS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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