Cessna 152 N918U
23 March 2016 · Valparaiso, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2016 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N918U, operated by Griffith Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Valparaiso, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Porter County Rgnl (VPZ)
- Coordinates
- 41.4536, -87.0069
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N918U
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1981
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Griffith Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valparaiso → Valparaiso
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA159
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the firewall.
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 during the landing flare the airplane ballooned, and upon touchdown the nose gear touched down first. He further reported that the airplane porpoised. Subsequently, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. According to the student pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2016 | Cessna 152 | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | Inflight Holdings LLC. | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Jan 2016 | Cessna 152 | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2016 | Cessna 152 | Shirley, New York, United States | Mars Aerospace Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2016 | Cessna 172N | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Cessna 150F | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Apr 2016 | Cessna 162 | Zionsville, Indiana, United States | Montgomery Aviaiton | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Luscombe 8 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Cessna 140 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |