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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Worcester, MA · February 15, 1995

Date
February 15, 1995 · 12:08 local
Place
Worcester, MA
Airport
Worcester Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N67661
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14 total14 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: peter boilard, flight instructor, flew with wayne scott trafton in another CE-152 just prior to this incident. Student pilot was released for his first solo flight in another CE-152. Wind was 180 at 15 during dual flight. Wind changed to 220 at 15 during the student's solo flight in N67661. Student made two attempts to land on runway 29. Switched to runway 15 and during flare the wind banked the aircraft to the left. Aircraft bounced and student added power to get aircraft under control. 2nd touchdown: a wind picked up right wing allowing left stol wingtip to contact the runway. Student hit the brakes and aircraft pitched forward and prop struck the runway. Aircraft came to rest at the right edge of runway. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PETER BOILARD, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, FLEW WITH WAYNE SCOTT TRAFTON IN ANOTHER CE-152 JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. STUDENT PILOT WAS RELEASED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN ANOTHER CE-152. WIND WAS 180 AT 15 DURING DUAL FLIGHT. WIND CHANGED TO 220 AT 15 DURING THE STUDENT'S SOLO FLIGHT IN N67661. STUDENT MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29. SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 15 AND DURING FLARE THE WIND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STUDENT ADDED POWER TO GET AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL. 2ND TOUCHDOWN: A WIND PICKED UP RIGHT WING ALLOWING LEFT STOL WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. STUDENT HIT THE BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^