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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Kent, OH · August 6, 1997

Date: August 6, 1997 · 13:15 local
Place: Kent, OH
Airport: Kent State Univ Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4656B
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N4656BRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2013 · Cessna 152S/N 15283566 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.

Aircrft landing gear collapsed on landing. (-23)the student pilot stated that she was returning to Kent State airport (1G3) from her first solo cross country flight. She stated that she didn't like the first approach and executed a go-around. On her second approach everything looked good on touching down with the main landing gear first, the nose gear collapsed when it contacted the ground. The investigation revealed that the student pilot had a high sink rate and landed firmly on the main gear in a nose high attitude. The aircraft bounced and the student pilot inadvertently pushed the yoke forward causing the nose landing gear to strike the ground hard. The rim of the tire fractured from the impact, and the nose wheel broke at the top center.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (-23)THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS RETURNING TO KENT STATE AIRPORT (1G3) FROM HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. SHE STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE FIRST APPROACH AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON HER SECOND APPROACH EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD ON TOUCHING DOWN WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD A HIGH SINK RATE AND LANDED FIRMLY ON THE MAIN GEAR IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO STRIKE THE GROUND HARD. THE RIM OF THE TIRE FRACTURED FROM THE IMPACT, AND THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE AT THE TOP CENTER.