Pilot Debrief

Cessna CE-152 near Castroville, TX — 2008-05-29

Final reportDFW08CA162
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Date
2008-05-29
Location
Castroville, TX, USA
Airport
T89
Aircraft
Cessna CE-152
Registration
N4789P
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

An improper flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was a porpoise induced oscillation.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on his second solo flight when the airplane bounced during a hard landing on runway 15. The airplane bounced three times with each bounce harder than the previous bounce. After the third bounce the airplane landed nose gear first, the propeller struck the runway, and the nose gear collapsed. There was substantial damage to the forward firewall. The instructor pilot witnessed the accident and reported the winds as light and variable.

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