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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 27, 1997

Date: June 27, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6597Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA197
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 82 total30 in this make and model30 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.

Aircraft landed runway and ran off south side of runway into hole while on solo cross country. (.4)the student pilot stated that the approach to landing was normal. The aircraft operator stated that the student made a hard landing, resulting in the aircraft bouncing. The aircraft again touched down hard at which time the nose landing gear collapsed. (-23) based upon investigation this was not an airworthy issue. The aircraft had just has an annual completed and was in an airworthy condition. An inspection of the aircraft revealed damage to the spinner, prop. Blades, exhaust, engine mount, fire wall, fuselage: hole 2" x 1 1/2" under cabin fuselage which caused buckling of lft & rt skin on either side of windshield; right-hand strut buckled & pulled away from fuselage, nose cowling crushed. Attached are three pages of insp. Jones' notes. Pilot failed to flare on landing upon return to fxe from third solo cross-country.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY AND RAN OFF SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO HOLE WHILE ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) BASED UPON INVESTIGATION THIS WAS NOT AN AIRWORTHY ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST HAS AN ANNUAL COMPLETED AND WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE SPINNER, PROP. BLADES, EXHAUST, ENGINE MOUNT, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE: HOLE 2" X 1 1/2" UNDER CABIN FUSELAGE WHICH CAUSED BUCKLING OF LFT & RT SKIN ON EITHER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD; RIGHT-HAND STRUT BUCKLED & PULLED AWAY FROM FUSELAGE, NOSE COWLING CRUSHED. ATTACHED ARE THREE PAGES OF INSP. JONES' NOTES. PILOT FAILED TO FLARE ON LANDING UPON RETURN TO FXE FROM THIRD SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY.

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 MIA97LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLthe pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.Jun 27, 1997 · Substantial damage