NTSB SEA88LA162 — 1988-08-23 · SEATTLE, Washington, United States

Current FAA registration · N6419M

Make / Model: CESSNA 152
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 8 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19801104
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A86C91

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6419M Cessna 152 None

Factual narrative

STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED IMPROPER FLARE RESULTING IN HARD LANDING. THIS WAS A SOLO FLT. THE STUDENT SAID HE WAS HIGH ON FINAL BUT THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY. WHEN HE FLARED TO LAND THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY AND BOUNCED. THE STUDENT SAID HE ADDED POWER AND RAISED THE NOSE. WHEN THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND BOUNCED AGAIN. AFTER PARKING, STUDENT REPORTED HARD LANDING. THE STUDENT WAS LATER SCHEDULED FOR MORE TOUCH & GO LNDG PRACTICE GO AROUND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LNDG. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_SEA88LA162.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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