Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 152 near Merced, CA — 2009-08-31

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Date
2009-08-31
Location
Merced, CA, USA
Airport
MER
Aircraft
CESSNA 152
Registration
N5155B
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear strut.

NTSB narrative

During the landing flare for a full-stop landing, the airplane touched down hard, and bounced into the air. The student pilot attempted to arrest the descent, but the airplane's nose wheel hit the runway surface with sufficient force to collapse the nose gear strut and to damage the firewall.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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