# NTSB Accident NYC02LA095
> **Cessna 152M** · 2002-05-08 · Forest, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA095
- **Event ID:** 20020513X00665
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-08
- **Location:** Forest, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.271667, -79.33583
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152M
- **Registration:** N63123
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare and failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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