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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Alabaster, AL · August 29, 1999

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Date
August 29, 1999 · 15:15 local
Place
Alabaster, AL
Airport
Shelby County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N69271
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total38 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N69271Registration cancelled Apr 2, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15282594 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Student pilot on solo local flight from Shelby County Airport performed four practice landings. Departed pattern, then returned and performed two additional landings. After final landing pilot realized she had no right turn capibilitiies. Pilot reutrned the aircraft to ramp by making all left turns. Initial inspection of aircraft revealed broken shimmy damper. Further inspection in shop revealed bent engine mount, minor firewall damage, and damaged nose landing gear strut. Nose gear was bent 15 degrees aft of vertical.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO LOCAL FLIGHT FROM SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT PERFORMED FOUR PRACTICE LANDINGS. DEPARTED PATTERN, THEN RETURNED AND PERFORMED TWO ADDITIONAL LANDINGS. AFTER FINAL LANDING PILOT REALIZED SHE HAD NO RIGHT TURN CAPIBILITIIES. PILOT REUTRNED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAMP BY MAKING ALL LEFT TURNS. INITIAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED BROKEN SHIMMY DAMPER. FURTHER INSPECTION IN SHOP REVEALED BENT ENGINE MOUNT, MINOR FIREWALL DAMAGE, AND DAMAGED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT. NOSE GEAR WAS BENT 15 DEGREES AFT OF VERTICAL.

Other reports on N69271 · 1

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

Accident 19890604057279ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dover, DEDropped in from 15FEET above runway. Bounced. Porpoised,tried go around,left the runway into a ditch and nosed overJun 4, 1989 · Substantial damage