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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Eloy, AZ · March 15, 1991

Date: March 15, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place: Eloy, AZ
Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5496B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX91LA131
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 56 total27 in this make and model6 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 landing collapsing the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX91LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEloy, AZThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and the inadvertent entry into a porpoise condition.Mar 15, 1991 · Substantial damage