Cessna 152 N95469

Summary

On 9 April 2011 at about 22:42 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N95469, operated by Kent State University, was involved in an accident near Stow, Ohio, 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

9 April 2011 at 22:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Stow, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Kent State University Airport (IG3)

Coordinates

41.1514, -81.4150

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N95469

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kent State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stow → Stow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA278

Nobody was injured.

The student 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 solo student pilot reported that the airspeed was too fast during the landing flare and touchdown, and the airplane bounced on the runway. She did not initiate corrective action and the airplane continued to bounce. She reported that she let go of the yoke and applied the brakes, which caused the airplane to nose over and the propeller struck the runway. The postaccident inspection of the airplane revealed that the firewall was bent. The student pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.