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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Norman, OK · August 3, 1998

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Date
August 3, 1998 · 10:40 local
Place
Norman, OK
Airport
University Of Oklahoma
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93116
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA346
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total69 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N93116Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285405 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(.4)On August 3, 1998, at 1040 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N93116, owned and operated by airman flight school of Norman, Oklahoma, was substantially damaged during landing at westheimer field, Norman, Oklahoma. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 supervised solo instructional flight. According to the flight instructor who was supervising the flight from the ramp, the student pilot was performing touch and go landings. He observed the first touch and go to be "ok." During the second approach, the instructor noticed that the student flared "improperly" and made a go around without touching down. On the third touch and go, he observed the student flare "improperly" again. Following a hard landing, the aircraft began to porpoise. While attempting to recover, the propeller struck the ground and the nose landing gear collapsed. Structural damage found by a FAA inspector was a buckled engine firewall, and wrinkled lower fuselage skin. (-23) student pilot was flying solo, making practice touch and go landings when he porpoised and the aircraft struck the runway in a nose low attitude, causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON AUGUST 3, 1998, AT 1040 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N93116, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIRMAN FLIGHT SCHOOL OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT WESTHEIMER FIELD, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 SUPERVISED SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS SUPERVISING THE FLIGHT FROM THE RAMP, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE OBSERVED THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO TO BE "OK." DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THAT THE STUDENT FLARED "IMPROPERLY" AND MADE A GO AROUND WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, HE OBSERVED THE STUDENT FLARE "IMPROPERLY" AGAIN. FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND BY A FAA INSPECTOR WAS A BUCKLED ENGINE FIREWALL, AND WRINKLED LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO, MAKING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN HE PORPOISED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 FTW98LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorman, OKThe student pilot's delayed landing flare resulting in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing.Aug 3, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N93116 · 2

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

Accident 19971018039629ALevel Off Touchdown · Norman, OKFirst solo. Flared high. Stalled bounced. Added power and porpoised. Nose gear folded. Damaged gear prop firewall. (-23) student pilot soloing, doing touch and go landings. Aircraft was porpoising, landed nose first. Nose gear collapsed. Prop was damaged. No…Oct 18, 1997 · Substantial damageIncident 19960913034319ILevel Off Touchdown · Ardmore, OKNarrative: the airman, on his first solo cross-country, landed on 35 at Downtown executive airport, Ardmore, Oklahoma. The landing runway was 17. He landed with a slight tailwind and allowed the aircraft to "ballon up" on his first touchdown and then nosed it…Sep 13, 1996 · Minor damage