Cessna 152 N4705Q

Summary

On 16 November 2019 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4705Q, operated by US Aviation Group Llc, was involved in an accident near Sherman/Dennison, 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.

Date

16 November 2019 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sherman/Dennison, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

North Texas Rgnl/Perrin Field (GYI)

Coordinates

33.7142, -96.6744

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4705Q

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

Sherman/Dennison → Mineola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA086

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during a time-building solo flight, he turned from the base to the final leg in the traffic pattern and determined that the airplane's altitude was too high. He pitched the nose down and reduced engine power. During the landing flare, the airplane remained in ground effect and ballooned. The pilot corrected by pushing forward on the yoke, and the airplane touched down on the runway and bounced multiple times, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane skidded to a stop on the runway and came to rest on the lower fuselage and left wing. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.