What happened
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Acft landed hard and bent the gear. (.19) on December 27, 1998, at 1100 central standard time (CST), a Cessna 152, N5527L, operated by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when on short final for landing, the airplane struck the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The instructor pilot and dual student on board the airplane reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Urbana, Illinois. (-23) while on a local training flight the student, david gerdis, was making his first approach to a landing, the aircraft was stabilized at approximately 65 knots with about a 20 knot head wind. Between approximately 20 to 50 feet the student pushed the control wheel full forward. The instructor stated he attempted to apply back pressure on the controls to raise the nose attitude and added power. The aircraft contacted the ground in a nose high attitude with a high rate of descent, hit hard, bounced once and landed flat.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD AND BENT THE GEAR. (.19) ON DECEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A CESSNA 152, N5527L, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND DUAL STUDENT ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT URBANA, ILLINOIS. (-23) WHILE ON A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT, DAVID GERDIS, WAS MAKING HIS FIRST APPROACH TO A LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STABILIZED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS WITH ABOUT A 20 KNOT HEAD WIND. BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 FEET THE STUDENT PUSHED THE CONTROL WHEEL FULL FORWARD. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS TO RAISE THE NOSE ATTITUDE AND ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, HIT HARD, BOUNCED ONCE AND LANDED FLAT.
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