Aviation accident LAX97LA074

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 152 near PHOENIX (1996-12-21)
Start: 1996-12-21
Location: PHOENIX, AZ, USA

NONE · Cessna 152 · 1996-12-21 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number: LAX97LA074
Event ID: 20001208X07193
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-12-21
Location: PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Coordinates: 33.680801, -112.089706

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 152
Registration: N96049
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise and subsequent overload failure of the nose gear.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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