Pilot Debrief

Cessna 150 near Pulaski, WI — 2008-05-14

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Date
2008-05-14
Location
Pulaski, WI, USA
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N22997
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to take remedial action in response to a porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation during landing. Factors were the porpoise, the pilot's lack of experience, and the separation of the nose landing gear.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot related that he was on his first solo landing when the airplane began to porpoise. He said he did not have the experience or knowledge to correct the porpoise. The porpoise oscillation continued until the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage.

NTSB coding

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