20010728019469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Pittsfield, MA · July 28, 2001

Date: July 28, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place: Pittsfield, MA
Airport: Pittsfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94688
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N94688Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285765 · Built 1983 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) Landing runway 26 at Pittsfield Municipal Airport (psf). As stated by the student pilot, while landing, the airspeed was a little high. The nose of the aircraft was brought up to hold off the airspeed. The aircraft touched down a little before the intersection of rwy 32 & 26, the mains hit hard. The aircraft began to porpoise. On the second bounce the pilot heard a loud crack and on the final bounce the pilot heard what he thought was the propeller striking the runway. The aircraft was taxiied off the runway to taxiway alpha and then shut down. The aircraft was then towed to a maintenance facility on the field. There was damage to the nose wheel, engine frame, and propeller. There was no damage to the engine fire wall. It was requested Mr. Chamberland receive additional dual instruction prior to his next solo flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING RUNWAY 26 AT PITTSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PSF). AS STATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE LANDING, THE AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE HIGH. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT UP TO HOLD OFF THE AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE BEFORE THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 32 & 26, THE MAINS HIT HARD. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND ON THE FINAL BOUNCE THE PILOT HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY ALPHA AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY ON THE FIELD. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, ENGINE FRAME, AND PROPELLER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIRE WALL. IT WAS REQUESTED MR. CHAMBERLAND RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DUAL INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO HIS NEXT SOLO FLIGHT.