Cessna 152 N93069
18 September 2019 · Denton, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2019 at about 16:18 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N93069, operated by Us Aviation Group Llc, was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, 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 16:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denton, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Denton Enterprise (DTO)
- Coordinates
- 33.2075, -97.1978
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N93069
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1981
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Us Aviation Group Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denton → Denton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA566
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 and a nose landing gear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during landing, he flared the airplane too high. The airplane then sank, landed hard, and bounced multiple times, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The safety manager for the flight school 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.
Other Cessna 152 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2019 | Cessna 152 | Sherman/Dennison, Texas, United States | US Aviation Group Llc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Cessna 152 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | American Flight Training LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2019 | Cessna 152 | Madras, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aero Academy Llc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2019 | Cessna 152 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Purdue Aviation Llc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Cessna 152 | Paris, Texas, United States | Us Aviation Group Llc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | CC Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
All 3,030 records for this type
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