# Incident 19971216044209I: Cessna 152, Hampton, VA, December 16, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hampton, VA
- Airport: Langley Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 76.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANGLEY AFB (LFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-76.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757QG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757QG-2002-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971216044209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD ON NOSE BLOWING TIRE AND DISTORTING NOSE GEAR STRUT MOUNT AND ENGINE MOUNT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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