Cessna 152 N94626
24 February 2009 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2009 at about 18:35 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N94626, operated by Fort Wayne Flight Academy Inc, was involved in an accident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Wayne International (FWA)
- Coordinates
- 40.9786, -85.1953
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N94626
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fort Wayne Flight Academy Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Wayne → Fort Wayne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare and 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 reported that the accident occurred during the flight's first touch-and-go landing. The pilot stated that the landing approach was normal, but on touchdown the airplane bounced and then touched down again on the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot said, "I should have either maintained directional control or done a go-around."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 3,030 records for this type
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