Cessna 152 N4732Q

Summary

On 6 May 2006 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4732Q was involved in an accident near Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 May 2006 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shamokin, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Northumberland (N79)

Coordinates

40.8367, -76.5522

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4732Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Collegeville → Shamokin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA109

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, and her improper use of flaps during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Cessna 152 was landing on a 3,297-foot-long runway. She reported that when the airplane touched down, it began to porpoise. She was not able to correct the bouncing, and elected to abort the landing. The pilot stated she "panicked" when she observed trees located off the end of the runway, and mistakenly retracted the flaps completely. The airplane climbed slowly, and impacted trees off the left side of the runway. It then nosed over, and impacted the ground. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions, nor did the pilot report any. The pilot reported 140 hours of total flight experience, which included about 120 hours in the same make and model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.