What happened
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Second solo landed flat. Ballooned added power hit runway on nose causing it to fold. Stopped on runway. (-23) on may 8, 1997, at 1304 CDT, a Cessna 152 N93124 was substantially damaged on landing. The student pilot, alice kristina hejl, was on her second supervised solo. On this landing, she touched down on all three wheels and ballooned back up into the air. Power was appled as if initiating a go-around, but the aircraft touched back down on the nose wheel causing it to collapse. The aircraft came to a stop about twenty feet further down the runway. The pilot was not injured. (.4)the student pilot reported that this was her second supervised solo. She stated that she 'set up a normal approach to land and she touched down on all three wheels.' She further stated that 'the airplane ballooned up (porpoising) three to five feet in the air.' The student pilot initiated a go-around procedure, but the airplane came down on the nose wheel which subsequently collapsed, and the airplane skidded to a stop. The student pilot's flight instructor added that the first touchdown was on all three tires but 'the touch down was smooth.' He further stated that 'the aircraft became airborne again and the pilot pitched down allowing the wheels to touch down on the nose wheel first (pitch attitude slightly nose low).' He reported that the 'second touch down resulted in a porpoising that collapsed the nose wheel.' The instructor stated that during the 'final few seconds' of the landing sequence, he could hear power being applied to the airplane, but 'the nose was too low for the pilot to initiate a climb.'
As the FAA filed it
SECOND SOLO LANDED FLAT. BALLOONED ADDED POWER HIT RUNWAY ON NOSE CAUSING IT TO FOLD. STOPPED ON RUNWAY. (-23) ON MAY 8, 1997, AT 1304 CDT, A CESSNA 152 N93124 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT, ALICE KRISTINA HEJL, WAS ON HER SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. ON THIS LANDING, SHE TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS AND BALLOONED BACK UP INTO THE AIR. POWER WAS APPLED AS IF INITIATING A GO-AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED BACK DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ABOUT TWENTY FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS HER SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. SHE STATED THAT SHE 'SET UP A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AND SHE TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS.' SHE FURTHER STATED THAT 'THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED UP (PORPOISING) THREE TO FIVE FEET IN THE AIR.' THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADDED THAT THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN WAS ON ALL THREE TIRES BUT 'THE TOUCH DOWN WAS SMOOTH.' HE FURTHER STATED THAT 'THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND THE PILOT PITCHED DOWN ALLOWING THE WHEELS TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST (PITCH ATTITUDE SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW).' HE REPORTED THAT THE 'SECOND TOUCH DOWN RESULTED IN A PORPOISING THAT COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL.' THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT DURING THE 'FINAL FEW SECONDS' OF THE LANDING SEQUENCE, HE COULD HEAR POWER BEING APPLIED TO THE AIRPLANE, BUT 'THE NOSE WAS TOO LOW FOR THE PILOT TO INITIATE A CLIMB.'
NTSB investigation
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