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Cessna 152 N49897

28 June 2009 · Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 June 2009 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49897, operated by Palmetto Air Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 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 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Mt. Pleasant Regional Faison (LRO)
Coordinates
32.8919, -79.7764
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N49897
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Palmetto Air Service LLC
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mt. Pleasant → Mt. Pleasant
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA09CA373

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper 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 pilot was flying solo in the traffic pattern for runway 35. As he approached the runway, he reduced power and added flaps to decrease the airspeed. The airplane bounced upon touchdown and the pilot added a “small amount” of power. The airplane bounced a second time, and then settled onto the runway. The third time the airplane contacted the runway, the nose gear collapsed. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 090 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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