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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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