# NTSB Accident LAX05LA010
> **Cessna 152** · 2004-10-17 · Pacoima, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA010
- **Event ID:** 20041201X01894
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-17
- **Location:** Pacoima, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.265556, -118.400001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5272H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged distance/altitude and inadequate flare that resulted in a hard landing, and a porpoise down the runway.  Also causal was the student pilot's improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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