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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Cameron Park, CA · August 30, 1999

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Date
August 30, 1999 · 12:00 local
Place
Cameron Park, CA
Airport
Cameron Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4781B
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total
N4781BRegistration cancelled May 27, 2020 · Cessna 152S/N 15283631Airframe 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.

(-23) Pilot was approaching rwy 13 at Cameron Park. During the flare he pulled back excessively on the control causing the airplane to balloon and float down the runway. After that, a heavy sink rate was developed which caused a hard landing. The airplane bounced up once and settled back on the runway causing the nose wheel to collapse. The airplane came to a stop on the runway. There was no injuries to the occupants, and the airplane had minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING RWY 13 AT CAMERON PARK. DURING THE FLARE HE PULLED BACK EXCESSIVELY ON THE CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BALLOON AND FLOAT DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER THAT, A HEAVY SINK RATE WAS DEVELOPED WHICH CAUSED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED UP ONCE AND SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS, AND THE AIRPLANE HAD MINOR DAMAGE.