Cessna 152 N5086Q

Summary

On 2 April 2005 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N5086Q was involved in an accident near Shawnee, Oklahoma, 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

2 April 2005 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL)

Coordinates

35.3578, -96.9428

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N5086Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Shawnee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA097

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 99-hour student pilot, who had logged 2.4 hours of solo time, reported that on final approach to runway 17, his airspeed was 61 knots. He planned on making a normal landing, and when he reached the runway, he "pulled the throttle to idle and flared," but the airplane "hit the ground heavily and jumped back up." The pilot then "lowered the airplane nose and flared again." When the airplane touched down, the student pilot noticed that he was left of the centerline, so he applied right rudder. "Suddenly, the nose gear broke, and the airplane nose fell on the ground." The propeller then hit the ground and stopped, and the airplane came to a stop. The student pilot performed the proper shutdown procedures and exited the airplane, uninjured. Reported winds at the time of the landing on runway 17 were from 200 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.