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Cessna 152 N6165M

5 January 2001 · Livermore, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 January 2001 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6165M was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, 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 19:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Livermore, California, United States
Nearest airport
Livermore Municipal (LVK)
Coordinates
37.6833, -121.8228
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6165M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Livermore → Livermore
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX01LA069

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind during final approach and her 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

After touchdown the airplane porpoised down the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane departed the runway. The purpose of the flight was to conduct touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. The student pilot had been flying for 1 hour 45 minutes, and had conducted 14 touch-and-go takeoffs and landings prior to the accident. A pilot that landed prior to the accident pilot reported a quartering tailwind. The student pilot decided to make the accident landing a full stop. When the airplane touched down she noted her airspeed to be 70 knots. The airplane landed hard, bounced in the air, and porpoised down the runway before the nose landing gear collapsed. No discrepancies were noted with the airplane or engine by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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