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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Lakeville, MN · September 17, 1996

Date: September 17, 1996 · 17:15 local
Place: Lakeville, MN
Airport: Airlake Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N757PC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA341
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 28 total28 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N757PCRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15279887 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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First landing solo practice. Bounced porpoised. Collapsed nose gear. Bent firewall. (-23) pilot was on third supervised solo in local traffic pattern. First landing, struck hard and bounced, collapsed nose gear. Damage to propeller, nose gear, and firewall. No injuries to pilot. Pilot given no-solo until additional solo. Operation discussed with pilot's flight instructor. (Winds light and weather extreme VFR at time of accident. Weather not a factor).

As the FAA filed it

FIRST LANDING SOLO PRACTICE. BOUNCED PORPOISED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. BENT FIREWALL. (-23) PILOT WAS ON THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN. FIRST LANDING, STRUCK HARD AND BOUNCED, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, AND FIREWALL. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. PILOT GIVEN NO-SOLO UNTIL ADDITIONAL SOLO. OPERATION DISCUSSED WITH PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. (WINDS LIGHT AND WEATHER EXTREME VFR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR).

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 CHI96LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeville, MNthe student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in the hard landing.Sep 17, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N757PC · 1

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

Accident 19780909027599ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Deming, NMSep 9, 1978 · Reported as Cessna A150K · Substantial damage