Accident · 1991-07-04

NTSB case NYC91LA170 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N69061)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Alpine Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALPINE AVIATION

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSING OF THE NOSE GEAR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA170

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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