Cessna 152 N4912H
7 May 2008 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 May 2008 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4912H, operated by Air Safety Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Glendale, 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Glendale (KGEU)
- Coordinates
- 33.5269, -112.2950
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4912H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Safety Flight Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendale → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX08CA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate 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 student pilot flared early, and bounced the airplane back into the air during the landing. He attempted to execute a go-around but the airplane landed hard on the nose gear, collapsing it.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2008 | Cessna 152 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | Colorado Contrails | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2008 | Cessna 152 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Cessna 152 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2008 | Cessna 152 | Arlington, Texas, United States | Skymates Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2008 | Cessna 152 | Palo Alto, California, United States | West Valley Flying Club | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2008 | Aeros VENTURE | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft C23 | Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States | Russell L. Gardner | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-28-181 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Pan AM International Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Cessna 150L | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Bell 47J-2A | Florence, Arizona, United States | Loflite LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2008 | Jenkins RV-7A | Winslow, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |