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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Omaha, NE · August 18, 1999

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Date
August 18, 1999 · 08:28 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N869NE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA304
Reported as
Cessna 152
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N869NERegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15280149 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 152Engine 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 on first touch and go landing bounced back into the air then appeared to hit on its nose gear, acft veared to left then nosed over going verticle on its nose, then fell back onto main gear. (-23)the student pilot was on his third solo flight. He planned on staying in the traffic pattern to practice some touch and go landings on runway 14L at Omaha Eppley Airfield. On his first landing attempt of the day, the aircraft bounced and then climbed to approximately 15 feet and then contacted the runway in a nose low attitude. The hard landing caused the nose wheel to fold, allowing the propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft went into the grass on the left side of the runway. It was reported by the control tower, the nose of the aircraft dug into the soft turf and the aircraft went up on its nose in a vertical position. Then the aircraft fell over on the left wing tip and then fell back ont he main landing gear. There was substantial damage to the nose gear, propeller, rear engine mount area, and left wing tip area. There was some minor areas of wrinkles skin on top of the left wing. There appeared to be minor damage to the firewall. There were no reported injuries. The student stated the aircraft operated properly prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ON FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR THEN APPEARED TO HIT ON ITS NOSE GEAR, ACFT VEARED TO LEFT THEN NOSED OVER GOING VERTICLE ON ITS NOSE, THEN FELL BACK ONTO MAIN GEAR. (-23)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. HE PLANNED ON STAYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 14L AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD. ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AND THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO FOLD, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE SOFT TURF AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE IN A VERTICAL POSITION. THEN THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER ON THE LEFT WING TIP AND THEN FELL BACK ONT HE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, REAR ENGINE MOUNT AREA, AND LEFT WING TIP AREA. THERE WAS SOME MINOR AREAS OF WRINKLES SKIN ON TOP OF THE LEFT WING. THERE APPEARED TO BE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE STUDENT STATED THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 CHI99LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOmaha, NEthe student pilot's improper use of elevator control during the landing roll.Aug 18, 1999 · Substantial damage