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FTW93LA066

1993-01-13 · FORT WORTH, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 50F

Current FAA registration · N64949

Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1978 · 15 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790413
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A889B0

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE AND THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING

Factual narrative

On January 13, 1993, at approximately 1306 central standard time, a Cessna 152, N64949, was substantially damaged following loss of control during landing at Bourland Field near Fort Worth, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. No flight plan was filed for the visual meteorological conditions flight. The airplane was owned and operated by Bourland Aviation of Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot and other witnesses reported that the airplane began to porpoise during the landing. They reported that the airplane bounced at least two times. The last landing resulted in the nose gear collapsing. A review of the pilot's training records indicated he had been signed off for solo flight approximately two flight hours prior to the accident. DURING A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCING AND ON THE LAST TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_FTW93LA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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