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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Pontiac, MI · May 22, 2001

Date: May 22, 2001 · 09:13 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: YXES
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N621AF
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 115 total115 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N621AFRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Cessna 152S/N 15284944 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine 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) Student took off and remained in pattern to practice touch and go landings. Weather was VFR with light wind. On first landing, the aircraft hit hard and bounced. Pilot reports she added power to counteract bounce. Second landing resulted in failure of nose gear fork where it attaches to nose gear strut. Pilot reported she had the nose in the proper attitude for landing. The aircraft skidded on the nose gear strut to a stop. The break on the nose gear fork was clean indicating the lack of previous damage. Aircraft maintenance is not an issue.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT TOOK OFF AND REMAINED IN PATTERN TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WIND. ON FIRST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. PILOT REPORTS SHE ADDED POWER TO COUNTERACT BOUNCE. SECOND LANDING RESULTED IN FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR FORK WHERE IT ATTACHES TO NOSE GEAR STRUT. PILOT REPORTED SHE HAD THE NOSE IN THE PROPER ATTITUDE FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO A STOP. THE BREAK ON THE NOSE GEAR FORK WAS CLEAN INDICATING THE LACK OF PREVIOUS DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IS NOT AN ISSUE.

Other reports on N621AF · 1

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

Accident 20020710038319ANormal Cruise · Chelsea, MI(-23) Student pilot departed pontiac, MI (ptk) airport and performed practice maneuvers northwest of ptk. Upon returning to ptk pilot got lost and wandered southwest of ptk to area of jackson, MI. Pilot was in contact with ptk tower and was heading to howell,…Jul 10, 2002 · Substantial damage