19960219002129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · New Orleans, LA · February 19, 1996

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Date: February 19, 1996
Place: New Orleans, LA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N94133
Reported as: Cessna 152
Fatal injuries: 0

N94133Registration cancelled Jan 4, 2011 · Cessna 152S/N 15285604 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot was on his first solo cross country from dxr to gon, ijd, dxr. He became concerned about some decreasing ceilings that were not forecast and elected to divert to oxc which was short of his destination. He stated that he was a little high and a little fast on the approach. The aircraft porpoised on landing about 3 times and then the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM DXR TO GON, IJD, DXR. HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT SOME DECREASING CEILINGS THAT WERE NOT FORECAST AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OXC WHICH WAS SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. HE STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND A LITTLE FAST ON THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N94133 · 3

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

Incident 19960219004749ILevel Off Touchdown · Oxford, CTFirst solo cross country. Became worried about lowering ceiling. Diverted oxc. Porpoised landing. Folded nosegear.Feb 19, 1996 · Minor damage Incident 19850224008519ILevel Off Touchdown · Reading, PAAircraft bounced on landing. Student pushed forward on yoke and caused damage to nose wheel and propeller.Feb 24, 1985 · Minor damage Incident 19820828047829INormal Cruise · Topeka, KSStudent on cross country overflew fuel stop, met head winds, ran out of fuel on descent, landed in parking lot.Aug 28, 1982