What happened
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(.19)On April 18, 2001, at 1324 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N5377M, made a hard landing at the Chandler, Arizona, airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage; however, the certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Sunbird flight services, inc., was operating the airplane under 14 CFR part 91, and it was rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. The flight originated from the Chandler Municipal Airport about 1230. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot told a federal aviation administration inspector that as he completed his approach to runway 22L, he misjudged his height above the runway and flared too high. The airplane stalled and bounced several times. On the final bounce the nose gear collapsed. A postaccident inspection revealed that the firewall had been damaged. (-23)pilot returned to the Chandler, AZ airport after a local flight. Aircraft was cleared to land. On attempted landing, pilot reports that he flared too high to a stall. The aircraft bounced an estimated three times and finally landed on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed causing the aircr aft to exit the runway to the left side of runway 22L. The pilot also reported that he did not hear the stall warning horn while landing. The aircraft nosed over causing damage to the nose gear, propeller, engine mount, engine cowling, and fire wall. The left wing and wing tip was also damaged. At this time, no causal factors are known. (.4) on April 18, 2001, at 1324 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N5377M, made a hard landing at the Chandler, Arizona, airport. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Sunbird flight services, inc., was operating the airplane under 14 CFR part 91, and it was rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. The flight originated from the Chandler Municipal Airport about 1230. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot told a federal aviation administration inspector that as he completed his approach to runway 22L, he misjudged his height above the runway and flared too high. The airplane stalled and bounced several times. On the final bounce the nose gear collapsed. A postac cident inspection revealed that the firewall had been damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON APRIL 18, 2001, AT 1324 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5377M, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. SUNBIRD FLIGHT SERVICES, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ABOUT 1230. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT AS HE COMPLETED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L, HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON THE FINAL BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED. (-23)PILOT RETURNED TO THE CHANDLER, AZ AIRPORT AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. ON ATTEMPTED LANDING, PILOT REPORTS THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH TO A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AN ESTIMATED THREE TIMES AND FINALLY LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCR AFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22L. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE STALL WARNING HORN WHILE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE COWLING, AND FIRE WALL. THE LEFT WING AND WING TIP WAS ALSO DAMAGED. AT THIS TIME, NO CAUSAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN. (.4) ON APRIL 18, 2001, AT 1324 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5377M, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. SUNBIRD FLIGHT SERVICES, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ABOUT 1230. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT AS HE COMPLETED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22L, HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON THE FINAL BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. A POSTAC CIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.