MINR · Cessna 152 · 1997-08-31 · IMPERIAL, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA309
Event ID
20001208X08695
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-31
Location
IMPERIAL, CA, USA
Coordinates
32.859588, -115.650161
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
152
Registration
N65273
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and to arrest porpoising after an improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were the misjudging of distance and speed during a downwind landing.