NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX94LA291
Registry · N5351L
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture
1980 · 14 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800228
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6C586
Registrant of record
HILLSBORO AERO ACADEMY LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the student's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.
Factual narrative
On July 12, 1994, at 1600 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5351L, operated by Ahart Aviation, Inc., was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the Livermore Municipal Airport, Livermore, California. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Livermore Airport at 1550. The student pilot's flight instructor observed the accident. In summary, he reported that after the student had successfully performed five landings, he endorsed her student certificate for solo. He then proceeded into the control tower to observe the flight. The student's first two landings were uneventful. During the third landing, the student flared high and the airplane bounced and porpoised on the runway. The airplane's firewall was examined and was found buckled. THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT HE ENDORSED THE STUDENT FOR SOLO FLYING. HE THEN PROCEEDED INTO THE CONTROL TOWER TO WATCH THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT TOOK OFF AND LANDED TWO TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON THE RUNWAY BUCKLING THE AIRPLANE'S FIREWALL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1994_LAX94LA291.txt.
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