Accident Cessna 152 N5171B,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301169
 
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Date:Sunday 13 November 2022
Time:16:27 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C152 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 152
Owner/operator:Flying 20s Inc
Registration: N5171B
MSN: 15283787
Year of manufacture:1979
Total airframe hrs:7056 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-235 SERIES
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV/KRHV), San Jose, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV)
Destination airport:San Jose, CA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The student pilot reported that, he was performing a solo flight with the intention of staying in the traffic pattern, when after takeoff he was distracted by noise in his headset. On the downwind leg, he unintentionally climbed above traffic pattern altitude while trying to resolve the issue. He then overshot the runway centerline on the final leg while still too high. He brought the power to idle and tried to lose altitude by performing a forward slip. The pilot stated he leveled off over the threshold and the airplane bounced twice after touching the runway. After attempting to regain pitch control, the airplane's nose dropped, and the propeller and left wing impacted the runway. The left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The student pilots unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: WPR23LA029
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB WPR23LA029
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5171B

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5171B

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 April 1984 N5171B Private 0 Laconia, NH sub
21 January 1987 N5171B Fern's Flying Service 0 Orange, MA sub

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2022 07:18 gerard57 Added
14-Nov-2022 07:45 Aerossurance Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Nov-2022 13:02 harro Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
14-Nov-2022 17:29 RobertMB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2022 19:04 johnwg Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category]
15-Nov-2022 08:29 Captain Adam Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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