# NTSB Accident GAA16CA209
> **CESSNA 152** · 2016-04-30 · Palo Alto, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA209
- **Event ID:** 20160502X40721
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-30
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.441944, -122.143058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N94565
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to takeoff in wind conditions that exceeded his certificated flight instructor's maximum wind endorsement, and the student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touchdown, resulting in abnormal runway contact, and substantial damage to the firewall.

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