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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Louisburg, NC · February 7, 2000

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Date
February 7, 2000 · 16:30 local
Place
Louisburg, NC
Airport
Franklin County
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69174
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA085
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N69174Registration cancelled Oct 9, 2018 · Cessna 152S/N 15282528 · Built 1978Airframe 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) The pilot reported that during his third touch and go landing he flared high and early. This caused the a/c to land hard and bounce. As the a/c bounced down the runway it landed on its nosewheel and the pilot lost directional control. The a/c then exited the runway and struck a snowbank on the side of the runway, where it came to rest. The pilot reported that he radioed the FBO for assistance and then shut down the electrical system. (.4)on February 7, 2000, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N69174, registered to challenge air, LLC., operated by first in flight aviation, experienced collapse of the nose landing gear while landing at the Franklin County Airport, Louisburg, north carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated about 24 minutes earlier. The pilot stated that he was practicing touch-and-go landings in preparation for his first solo cross- country flight. He was on his second touch-and-go landing and had turned base and final. After crossing over the threshold with the flaps full y extended, he flared too soon and the airplane began to float. The airplane then touched down and bounced, and while airborne, he applied aft elevator control input but did not apply power. The airplane then stalled, impacted hard on the runway to the left of the runway centerline, then bounced and touched down a third time off the left side of the runway. The airplane also collided with a 2-3 foot high snowbank off the left side of the runway. An automated METAR weather observation taken on the airport about 26 minutes after the accident indicates in part that the wind was from 280 degrees at 7 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING HE FLARED HIGH AND EARLY. THIS CAUSED THE A/C TO LAND HARD AND BOUNCE. AS THE A/C BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY IT LANDED ON ITS NOSEWHEEL AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE A/C THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE RADIOED THE FBO FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 7, 2000, ABOUT 1630 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N69174, REGISTERED TO CHALLENGE AIR, LLC., OPERATED BY FIRST IN FLIGHT AVIATION, EXPERIENCED COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHILE LANDING AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT, LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 24 MINUTES EARLIER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS- COUNTRY FLIGHT. HE WAS ON HIS SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND HAD TURNED BASE AND FINAL. AFTER CROSSING OVER THE THRESHOLD WITH THE FLAPS FULL Y EXTENDED, HE FLARED TOO SOON AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO FLOAT. THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED, AND WHILE AIRBORNE, HE APPLIED AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL INPUT BUT DID NOT APPLY POWER. THE AIRPLANE THEN STALLED, IMPACTED HARD ON THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THEN BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD TIME OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ALSO COLLIDED WITH A 2-3 FOOT HIGH SNOWBANK OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AN AUTOMATED METAR WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN ON THE AIRPORT ABOUT 26 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.

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 MIA00LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLouisburg, NCThe improper recovery from the bounced landing by the pilot-in-command for his failure to apply power and inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the total lack of experience of the pilot-in-command.Feb 7, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N69174 · 1

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

Incident 19811231088279IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Elyria, OHStudent pilot ran off side of runway into a snow bank on the landing roll.Dec 31, 1981 · Minor damage