Cessna 152 N5272H

Summary

On 17 October 2004 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5272H was involved in an accident near Pacoima, 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.

Date

17 October 2004 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacoima, California, United States

Nearest airport

Whiteman Airport (WHP)

Coordinates

34.2656, -118.4000

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5272H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pacoima → Pacoima

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05LA010

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudged distance/altitude and inadequate flare that resulted in a hard landing, and a porpoise down the runway. Also causal was the student pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted trees and a pole during an attempted aborted landing following a hard touchdown. The student pilot said he had to extend his downwind and as a result, the approach was high. The airplane landed hard, bounced, and started to porpoise down the runway. The pilot advanced the throttle and raised all of the flaps at once to abort the landing. Once the airplane became airborne it failed to climb above obstacles at the end of the runway and struck trees, a power pole, and power lines. The airplane impacted the ground in a nose down attitude. The student pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies noted with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.