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Cessna 152 N757PC

17 September 1996 · Lakeville, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 September 1996 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N757PC was involved in an accident near Lakeville, Minnesota, 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lakeville, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Airlake (Y12)
Coordinates
44.6706, -93.2392
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N757PC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI96LA341

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in the hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot stated he was too high during the landing flare so he added power to go-around. He then decided not to go- around at which time the airplane landed hard on the runway. The airplane bounced and veered right prior to touching down again. The airplane came to a stop in the grass off the right side of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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