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(-23) During the student pilot's first touch and go attempt on romana rwy 27, the a/c was high and fast (approx. 80 knots) with flaps at zero. The student pilot reduced engine power and lowered flaps to 20. At about half way down the rwy, approx. 7 feet AGL, airspeed at about 70 knots, the student pilot pushed the control yoke full forward with his left hand after the certified flight instructor (CFI) fave a verbal go around. The a/c impacted the runway and the nose wheel assembly broke off from nose gear strut. The nose gear strut folded aft, damaged the lower portion of the engine fire wall, and punctured a large hole at the bottom of the fuselage. The fuel filter attach bracket to engine fire wall was broken. The carburetor fuel supply line from the fuel filter was broken off at the carburetor. The propellor blades were bent aft and the lower engine cowling was damaged. A long horizontal crack at the upper portion of windshield. No injuries to the CFI and student pilot. No post accident fire. (.4) on October 25, 2000, about 1330 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5447L, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at Ramona, California. Pinnacle aviation academy was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The certified flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The instructional flight departed mcclellan-palomar airport, carlsbad, California, about 1200. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. According to the operator, the flight instructor and student pilot were practicing a touch-and-go at Ramona after practicing steep turns and unusual attitude recoveries earlier in the flight. The flight instructor stated that the student's approach was "high and fast," and that at midfield they were at 7 feet AGL and 70 knots. The instructor ordered the student to go-around and the student pushed forward on the control wheel with his left hand and pulled back on the throttle with his right hand. The airplane struck the runway in a nose down attitude, causing damage to the propeller, nose landing gear, lower cowling, engine mount, and firewall. According to the operator, the student pilot is a retired naval aviator with about 4,000 hours of experience flying military jet airplanes. The accident occurred on the student's third flight in an airplane
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST TOUCH AND GO ATTEMPT ON ROMANA RWY 27, THE A/C WAS HIGH AND FAST (APPROX. 80 KNOTS) WITH FLAPS AT ZERO. THE STUDENT PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND LOWERED FLAPS TO 20. AT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY, APPROX. 7 FEET AGL, AIRSPEED AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS, THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROL YOKE FULL FORWARD WITH HIS LEFT HAND AFTER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) FAVE A VERBAL GO AROUND. THE A/C IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF FROM NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FOLDED AFT, DAMAGED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ENGINE FIRE WALL, AND PUNCTURED A LARGE HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUEL FILTER ATTACH BRACKET TO ENGINE FIRE WALL WAS BROKEN. THE CARBURETOR FUEL SUPPLY LINE FROM THE FUEL FILTER WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE CARBURETOR. THE PROPELLOR BLADES WERE BENT AFT AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED. A LONG HORIZONTAL CRACK AT THE UPPER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD. NO INJURIES TO THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT. NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. (.4) ON OCTOBER 25, 2000, ABOUT 1330 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5447L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT RAMONA, CALIFORNIA. PINNACLE AVIATION ACADEMY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT, CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1200. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING A TOUCH-AND-GO AT RAMONA AFTER PRACTICING STEEP TURNS AND UNUSUAL ATTITUDE RECOVERIES EARLIER IN THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT'S APPROACH WAS "HIGH AND FAST," AND THAT AT MIDFIELD THEY WERE AT 7 FEET AGL AND 70 KNOTS. THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED THE STUDENT TO GO-AROUND AND THE STUDENT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL WHEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR, LOWER COWLING, ENGINE MOUNT, AND FIREWALL. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE STUDENT PILOT IS A RETIRED NAVAL AVIATOR WITH ABOUT 4,000 HOURS OF EXPERIENCE FLYING MILITARY JET AIRPLANES. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE STUDENT'S THIRD FLIGHT IN AN AIRPLANE
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