Cessna 152 N68281
17 August 2003 · Hamilton, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68281 was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Montana, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hamilton, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ravalli County Airport (6S5)
- Coordinates
- 46.2544, -114.1256
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N68281
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hamilton → Hamilton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA03LA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the improper recovery from the bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said his airspeed was a little faster than he would normally use as the aircraft touched down on its main landing gear and bounced. On the second contact with the runway he applied back pressure on the yoke and it bounced again, about 12 feet high. Prior to the third bounce, the pilot again applied back pressure on the control yoke causing it to bounce high again. As the airplane was now going too slow, the pilot felt that adding power would only make the problem worse. The airplane contacted the runway the fourth time with all three landing gear, causing the nose gear to buckle, impacting the firewall. The aircraft came to rest on its nose and left wing with the tail projecting 45 degrees into the air. The pilot reported that no power was added for recovery in spite of his prior instruction and practice in hard landing recovery. Post-accident examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the firewall and left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Salinas, California, United States | Squadron 2 | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 2003 | Cessna 152 | Pala, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2003 | Cessna 152 | Ocala, Florida, United States | Aeromax Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2003 | Cessna 152 | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2003 | Cessna 152 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero Executive Services Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18A | Zurich, Montana, United States | Prairie Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Silver City, Montana, United States | David M. Hoon | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2003 | Cessna 177B | Chinook, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-11 | Alzada, Montana, United States | Pilster, Lane R. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2003 | Seabase (Avid) MAGNUM | Olney, Montana, United States | Rick Lynn | No injuries | - |