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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Sanford, ME · September 13, 1999

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Date
September 13, 1999 · 14:45 local
Place
Sanford, ME
Airport
Sanford Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5337L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA227
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total52 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N5337LRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15284296 · Built 1980Airframe 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.

(.4)The pilot was executing an approach to land with a head wind. The approach was normal, and he classified his airspeed as 'good.' The pilot reported that just before touchdown a gust of wind from the right lifted the airplane. The airplane started to bounce, and on the third bounce, the nose wheel collapsed. Approximately 10 minutes after the accident, winds were reported as 150 degrees magnetic at 7 knots. (-23) the pilot departed Sanford airport in Sanford, ME for a local flight in a Cessna 152. Upon returning in the landing phase, the nose hit first which sent the aircraft back into the air. The pilot did not proceed to go around but attempted to land from the first bounce. This resulted in a second and larger bounce. Following the second bounce, the aircraft struck the runway hard and slid to a stop. No injuries occurred. The aircraft damage was substantial, including the nose wheel assembly bent back, both steering rods sheared, engine mounts were buckled and sheared, prop tips curled back and deformed, firewall buckled, broken nose wheel rim,floor plates and frame buckled, and compass broken from the windscreen.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO LAND WITH A HEAD WIND. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, AND HE CLASSIFIED HIS AIRSPEED AS 'GOOD.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT LIFTED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO BOUNCE, AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 150 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 7 KNOTS. (-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED SANFORD AIRPORT IN SANFORD, ME FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 152. UPON RETURNING IN THE LANDING PHASE, THE NOSE HIT FIRST WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT DID NOT PROCEED TO GO AROUND BUT ATTEMPTED TO LAND FROM THE FIRST BOUNCE. THIS RESULTED IN A SECOND AND LARGER BOUNCE. FOLLOWING THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD AND SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, INCLUDING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BENT BACK, BOTH STEERING RODS SHEARED, ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BUCKLED AND SHEARED, PROP TIPS CURLED BACK AND DEFORMED, FIREWALL BUCKLED, BROKEN NOSE WHEEL RIM,FLOOR PLATES AND FRAME BUCKLED, AND COMPASS BROKEN FROM THE WINDSCREEN.

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 NYC99LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanford, MEImproper recovery from a bounced landing.Sep 13, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5337L · 1

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

Incident 19941212043839ILevel Off Touchdown · Sanford, MELanded nose wheel first. Nose gear collapsed.Dec 12, 1994 · Minor damage