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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Easton, MD · May 10, 2001

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Date
May 10, 2001 · 09:00 local
Place
Easton, MD
Airport
Easton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N135GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD01LA055
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total400 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N135GBRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15284103 · Built 1979Airframe 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 private pilot was attempting a crosswind landing on runway 22 at the Easton, MD, municipal airport. The aircraft bounced several times and impacted the nose wheel, causing the nose wheel to fail. The nosewheel failure included damage to the firewall and surrounding fuselage skin. (.4) on may 10, 2001, about 0900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N135GB, was substantially damaged during landing at Easton/newnam field (esn), Easton, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to the pilot, he departed martin state airport (mtn), baltimore, Maryland, about 0830, destined for Easton. As he approached Easton, ATIS reported the winds were from 330 degrees at 8 knots, and runway 15/33 was closed due to construction. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for runway 22, and "kept in extra airspeed" to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot noticed that he was "coming down a little faster than normal" and as he crossed the runway threshold, the airplane was blown to the left of centerline. The pilot reported that he "f lared" early" in an attempt to land the airplane "before it drifted off the runway." The airplane bounced twice, and during the second bounce it reached an altitude of 20 feet before coming back down and impacting the runway. The nose gear broke off, and the airplane slid off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported 400 hours of total flight experience, all of which were in make and model. Examination of the airplane by a federal aviation administration inspector revealed that the landing gear nose wheel had collapsed, and substantial damage was observed to the firewall. At 0855, the winds reported at an air force base 34 miles to the northeast, were from 320 degrees at 8 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE EASTON, MD, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND IMPACTED THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO FAIL. THE NOSEWHEEL FAILURE INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING FUSELAGE SKIN. (.4) ON MAY 10, 2001, ABOUT 0900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N135GB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD (ESN), EASTON, MARYLAND. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED MARTIN STATE AIRPORT (MTN), BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ABOUT 0830, DESTINED FOR EASTON. AS HE APPROACHED EASTON, ATIS REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, AND RUNWAY 15/33 WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 22, AND "KEPT IN EXTRA AIRSPEED" TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE WAS "COMING DOWN A LITTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL" AND AS HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE "F LARED" EARLY" IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE "BEFORE IT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY." THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE, AND DURING THE SECOND BOUNCE IT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 20 FEET BEFORE COMING BACK DOWN AND IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED 400 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR NOSE WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE FIREWALL. AT 0855, THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIR FORCE BASE 34 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST, WERE FROM 320 DEGREES AT 8 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 IAD01LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEaston, MDThe pilot's improper landing flare. A factor was the crosswind.May 10, 2001 · Substantial damage