Pilot Debrief

Cessna 152 near Mc Alester, OK — 2008-07-19

Final reportDEN08CA126
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Date
2008-07-19
Location
Mc Alester, OK, USA
Airport
MLC
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6293H
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

While landing during a solo cross country instructional flight, the airplane impacted the runway in a nose low attitude. The airplane began to porpoise and the student pilot attempted to recover the airplane. During the recovery from a bounced landing, the airplane's nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was buckled.

NTSB coding

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