Accident · 1996-09-03

NTSB case MIA96LA222 · Cessna 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 152 (N93102)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a loss of directional control, collapse of the nose gear, and subsequent nose down on the runway.

Source: NTSB case MIA96LA222

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.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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