19990817012479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Ocala, FL · August 17, 1999

Date: August 17, 1999 · 08:40 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5416M
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA225
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 38 total38 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N5416MRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2015 · Cessna 152S/N 15284584 · 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.

Acft landed Ocala regional arpt ryw 36, nose gear collapsed (.4)during his solo landing, the student pilot was observed to pull the nose up to the landing attitude a little early, relative to the height above the runway, hold the landing attitude, and touch down hard enough to cause a bounced landing. A series of oscillatory, porpoising maneuvers resulted, and the nose gear separated. The airplane slid to a stop on the main landing gear and the nose cowl.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED OCALA REGIONAL ARPT RYW 36, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED (.4)DURING HIS SOLO LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL THE NOSE UP TO THE LANDING ATTITUDE A LITTLE EARLY, RELATIVE TO THE HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY, HOLD THE LANDING ATTITUDE, AND TOUCH DOWN HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BOUNCED LANDING. A SERIES OF OSCILLATORY, PORPOISING MANEUVERS RESULTED, AND THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE COWL.

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 MIA99LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcala, FLA misjudged flare and the failure of the student pilot to use the proper recovery technique for a bounced landing, allowing the airplane to commence a porpoise, and the eventual collapse of the nose landing gear.Aug 17, 1999 · Substantial damage