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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Warrenton, VA · February 28, 1998

Date: February 28, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Warrenton, VA
Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25275
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD98LA033
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N25275Registration cancelled Oct 18, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15280566 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Bounced. Collapsed nose gear on landing. First solo. (.4)during the pilot's first supervised landing, the airplane bounced three times, and then the nose of the airplane contacted the runway. The pilot reported that the weather was not a factor, and that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BOUNCED. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON LANDING. FIRST SOLO. (.4)DURING THE PILOT'S FIRST SUPERVISED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES, AND THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AND THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD98LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWarrenton, VAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.Feb 28, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N25275 · 1

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

Incident 19860616041529IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Ft Collins, COFuel exhaustion on solo cross country. Landed in a field. Student did not have logbook or certificate on person.Jun 16, 1986