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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Cotulla, TX · April 17, 1983

Date
April 17, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Cotulla, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68320
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA208
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28 total28 in this make and model26 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.

Bounced and porpoised on a downwind landing. Collapsed the nose gear. Student was on a solo cross country flight.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON A DOWNWIND LANDING. COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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