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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Groton - New Lo, CT · June 21, 2001

Date: June 21, 2001 · 16:00 local
Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
Airport: Groton-New London
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N48990
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 56 total56 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N48990Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15281090 · Built 1977 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) The pilot stated while landing he felt a wind gust and attempted to add power as a corrective measure as his altitude increased in the flare the power was not added quickly enough and the airplane landed hard on the nosewheel and bounced back airborne before control was regained. The nosewheel hub cracked and punctured the tire as a result of the hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED WHILE LANDING HE FELT A WIND GUST AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AS A CORRECTIVE MEASURE AS HIS ALTITUDE INCREASED IN THE FLARE THE POWER WAS NOT ADDED QUICKLY ENOUGH AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND BOUNCED BACK AIRBORNE BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED. THE NOSEWHEEL HUB CRACKED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.

Other reports on N48990 · 1

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

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