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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · April 23, 1997

Date
April 23, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46285
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model16 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.

Narrative: the instructor was giving a student supervised solo (2nd). The winds were 10 to 15 knots. The aircraft ballooned during the landing flare, porpoised, and the pilot took no counter action. The aircraft sustained nose gear and propeller damage. This incident is closed with this report. The incident occurred at frw Meacham airport. The airman lacked instruction and experience when encountering windy conditions during landing portion of training.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING A STUDENT SUPERVISED SOLO (2ND). THE WINDS WERE 10 TO 15 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED DURING THE LANDING FLARE, PORPOISED, AND THE PILOT TOOK NO COUNTER ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT FRW MEACHAM AIRPORT. THE AIRMAN LACKED INSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE WHEN ENCOUNTERING WINDY CONDITIONS DURING LANDING PORTION OF TRAINING.

Other reports on N46285 · 2

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