N4897P – Cessna 152 – 1996-07-10 NTSB Accident Report

On July 10, 1996, a Cessna 152 (N4897P) was involved in an incident near Salt Lake City, UT. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during go-around. The student pilot's improper level-off was a factor.

On July 9, 1996, at 2008 mountain daylight time, N4897P, a Cessna 152, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after landing at Salt Lake City, Utah. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was uninjured. No flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. There was no report of the ELT actuating.

The student stated that the airplane ballooned after touchdown, touched down again, and ballooned again. He attempted a go-around, lowering the nose when he heard a stall warning, and the aircraft drifted to the left side of the runway where it impacted nose down and nosed over about 100 feet to the left side of the runway, sustaining damage to the landing gear, fuselage and right wing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report SEA96LA149. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N4897P.