Cessna 152 N95429
19 March 2009 · Ellensburg, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 2009 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95429, operated by Midstate Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Ellensburg, Washington, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ellensburg, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowers Field (ELN)
- Coordinates
- 47.0331, -120.5306
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N95429
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Midstate Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ellensburg → Ellensburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot remained in the traffic pattern for his first solo flight and completed one uneventful touch-and-go landing. On the second landing approach, the airplane floated during the landing flare. The student pushed the control yoke forward and the nose gear of the airplane struck the ground. The airplane bounced, entered a porpoise, and the nose gear collapsed. During the landing sequence the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2009 | Cessna 152 | Crystal River, Florida, United States | Airline Career Associates (Orlando Flight Training | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Jun 2009 | Cessna 152 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2009 | Cessna 152 | Merced, California, United States | Sierra Academy of Aeronautics | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2009 | Cessna 152 | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | T & M Aviation, INC | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2009 | Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Snohomish Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Bielawa ROTORWAY E | Sequim, Washington, United States | R L Bielawa Associates Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2009 | Cessna 172P | Renton, Washington, United States | Boeing Employees Flying Assoc Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Smith Albert F CHALLENGER TWO | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Angel Wings Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2009 | Morgan James E MORGAN RV6 | Everett, Washington, United States | Morgan James E | No injuries | - |
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