Cessna 152 N4962L
30 June 2018 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4962L was involved in an accident near Sacramento, California, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mc Clellan Airfield (MCC)
- Coordinates
- 38.6678, -121.4006
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N4962L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1980
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sacramento → Sacramento
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA500
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, 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, during short final, he saw a helicopter on the runway and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the helicopter took off, and he believed that it was "heading directly for [the airplane]," which "made [him] very anxious." The helicopter departed without further incident, and the airplane re-entered the traffic pattern to land. During his second attempt to land, immediately after touchdown, the nose landing gear touched down hard, and the airplane bounced several times. When the airplane touched down again, the nosewheel tire blew. The flight instructor reported that, while watching the flight, he noted that the student did not flare the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and truss. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2018 | Cessna 152 | Tulua, Colombia | Aeroccidente | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | American Flight Training, LLC. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Cessna 152 | Bell Glade, Florida, United States | Orange Wings Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Cessna 152 | Fort Rice, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 2018 | Cessna 152 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Training Planes LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2018 | Cessna 152 | Cullman, Alabama, United States | Guest Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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