Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 152 near Hearne, TX — 2010-03-04

Final reportCEN10CA137
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Date
2010-03-04
Location
Hearne, TX, USA
Airport
LHB
Aircraft
CESSNA 152
Registration
N6503M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

While on a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot attempted to land with a right quartering tailwind. Unable to land during the first two attempts, the pilot elected to go around the pattern for a third attempt. During the landing flare the airplane’s nosewheel impacted the runway first and the airplane began to bounce. Shortly thereafter, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest upright and in a nose-low position. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane’s flight controls were reported. An examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall sustained structural damage during the accident.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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