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Aviation accident GAA16CA159

NONE · CESSNA 152 · 2016-03-23 · Valparaiso, IN, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA16CA159
Event ID: 20160324X71331
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-03-23
Location: Valparaiso, IN, USA
Coordinates: 41.453609, -87.006942

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 152
Registration: N918U
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the firewall.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown