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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Tyler, TX · February 12, 1983

Date
February 12, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place
Tyler, TX
Airport
Pounds
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5345M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA114
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total50 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flared too late. Landed hard on the nose wheel. Sheared the nose strut and wrinkled the forward fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

FLARED TOO LATE. LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. SHEARED THE NOSE STRUT AND WRINKLED THE FORWARD FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5345M · 1

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