Plane Crash List

Cessna 152 N6597Q

27 June 1997 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 June 1997 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6597Q, operated by CAV Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 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 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE)
Coordinates
26.1908, -80.1692
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6597Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
CAV Air, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Stuart → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA97LA197

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that the approach to landing was normal. The aircraft operator stated that the student made a hard landing, resulting in the aircraft bouncing. The aircraft again touched down hard at which time the nose landing gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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