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Cessna 152 N5377M

18 April 2001 · Chandler, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 April 2001 at about 20:24 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5377M was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, 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 20:24
Classification
Accident
Location
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Chandler Municipal (CHD)
Coordinates
33.2394, -111.7797
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N5377M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chandler → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX01LA151

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's premature flare, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a bounced landing. A factor was the 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 pilot flared prematurely, resulting in an inadvertent stall and a bounced landing. The airplane bounced several times, and on the final bounce the nose gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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