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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Lancaster, OH · October 31, 2001

Date: October 31, 2001 · 11:15 local
Place: Lancaster, OH
Airport: Fairfield County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6317Q
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 44 total9 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N6317QRegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285230 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Kanavel and his instructor conducted 3 touch and go landings on runway 28 at the Fairfield County Airport, Lancaster, Ohio. After the last landing, Mr. Kanavel's instructor exited the aircraft to allow him to practice additional solo landings. Mr. Kanavel completed 1 touch and go landing without incident. On his second landing approach, the aircraft touched-down and immediately became airborne again. The aircraft settled to the runway again, bouncing into the air and coming down a third time on the nose gear. The aircraft struck the runway in a nose down attitude damaging the nose gear and propeller. Wind conditions of 200 degrees at 8 knots were reported at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. KANAVEL AND HIS INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTED 3 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, LANCASTER, OHIO. AFTER THE LAST LANDING, MR. KANAVEL'S INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO ALLOW HIM TO PRACTICE ADDITIONAL SOLO LANDINGS. MR. KANAVEL COMPLETED 1 TOUCH AND GO LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON HIS SECOND LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED-DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AGAIN, BOUNCING INTO THE AIR AND COMING DOWN A THIRD TIME ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. WIND CONDITIONS OF 200 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.