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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Palo Alto, CA · December 15, 1998

Date: December 15, 1998 · 11:38 local
Place: Palo Alto, CA
Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5550L
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5550LRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2006 · Cessna 152S/N 15284352 · Built 1980 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.

(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings. Pilot landed short of runway, nose wheel struck edge of runway. Impact broke nose wheel fork and nose wheel departed aircraft. Aircraft came to stop on runway resting on nose gear strut. Aircraft sustained minor damage, no injuries to sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, NOSE WHEEL STRUCK EDGE OF RUNWAY. IMPACT BROKE NOSE WHEEL FORK AND NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP ON RUNWAY RESTING ON NOSE GEAR STRUT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

Other reports on N5550L · 2

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

Accident 19981018047279APalo Alto, CA(-23) Ms. Verdugo was taxiing to the aircraft tie down after a cross country flight and the aircraft's right wing struck a parked fuel truck. Damage to ribs and aft stub spar.Oct 18, 1998 · No damage Incident 19970211008059IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · San Ramon, CANarrative: on February 11, 1997, at approximately 1700 local, Cessna 152, N5550L flown by Mr. Ronald ramsay, experienced engine power loss. An emergency landing was performed on bollanger canyon road, 7 miles northeast of livermore, CA. During landing the…Feb 11, 1997