Accident · 1993-07-28

NTSB case LAX93LA304 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N69208)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PALO ALTO FLYING CLUB

Probable cause

THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT, THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING BY THE CREW, AND THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION BY THE CFI. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE DUAL STUDENT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE CFI'S FAILURE TO ISSUE PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES TO THE STUDENT, AND THE CFI'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

Source: NTSB case LAX93LA304

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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