Cessna 152 N89439
10 June 2011 · Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N89439 was involved in an accident near Idaho Falls, Idaho, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Idaho Falls (IDA)
- Coordinates
- 43.5089, -112.0672
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N89439
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- idaho Falls → idaho Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA262
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was conducting his third solo flight. On approach to the runway the airplane was at 65 knots with 20 degrees of flaps as the pilot began his landing flare at approximately 8-10 feet. According to the pilot, the airplane then appeared to have lost lift and landed hard on the runway. The airplane bounced into the air and traveled approximately 30 feet before descending toward the ground again. The pilot attempted to pull back on the control yoke before it impacted the runway. Although the airplane responded to the input it struck the ground in a nose down attitude, collapsing the nose landing gear strut and wheel into the fuselage, and the aircraft skidded on its nose about 20 yards. The nose wheel landing gear collapsed and there was substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. The pilot stated there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2011 | Cessna 152 | Finca Arrayanes, Colombia | Academia de Pilotos de Aviacion | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Dec 2011 | Cessna 152 | Venice, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2011 | Cessna 152 | Kingston, Jamaica | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 2011 | Cessna 152 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees DBA | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2011 | Cessna 152 | Redlands, California, United States | Accelerated 360 | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2011 | Cessna 152 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | University of Michigan Flyers Inc | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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