19951009040659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Troy, MI · October 9, 1995

Date: October 9, 1995 · 18:40 local
Place: Troy, MI
Airport: Big Beaver Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6469P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA004
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N6469PRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285019 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Bounced and porpoised landing. Collapsed nose gear. Failed use up trim to aid raising nose for touchdown. (-23) Mr. Bezenah, the pilot, stated that the flight originated at approximately 1800 hrs local, from runway 27 of the airport where the accident occurred. He was landing on runway 9, with a crosswind from the right. Pax nameis melissa varty (pilot sister in-law). Aircraft landed hard on the nose gear. Nose fork broke and separted at strut attachment. Nose strut swept aft and damaged the firewall. There is visible damage also to the nose tire, nose wheel hub, engine cowling bottom, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. FAILED USE UP TRIM TO AID RAISING NOSE FOR TOUCHDOWN. (-23) MR. BEZENAH, THE PILOT, STATED THAT THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HRS LOCAL, FROM RUNWAY 27 OF THE AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9, WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. PAX NAMEIS MELISSA VARTY (PILOT SISTER IN-LAW). AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE FORK BROKE AND SEPARTED AT STRUT ATTACHMENT. NOSE STRUT SWEPT AFT AND DAMAGED THE FIREWALL. THERE IS VISIBLE DAMAGE ALSO TO THE NOSE TIRE, NOSE WHEEL HUB, ENGINE COWLING BOTTOM, AND PROPELLER.

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 CHI96LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTroy, MIthe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the quartering tailwind condition and the pilot's selection of the wrong runway on which to land.Oct 9, 1995 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6469P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20180908016209ACruise/Level Flight · Ormond Beach, FLOn September 08, 2018, about 1045 EDT, a Cessna ce 152, N6469P serial no. 15285019 departed palaka municipal-lt kay larkin airport (28J) enroute to Ormond Beach airport (orm). The aircraft performed an emergency landing in the field at smith farms in the 9200…Sep 8, 2018 · Substantial damage