What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 14, 2002, at 1437 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757FY, registered to and operated by Hillsboro aviation inc., as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, collapsed the nose gear during landing at the Portland-Hillsboro airport, Hillsboro, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot was not injured. A representative of the operator reported that this was the student pilot's first solo flight. The pilot was landing on runway 30. The aircraft landed hard and bounced twice. On the third touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. Smoke was observed coming from the engine compartment area shortly after the pilot exited the aircraft. A fire erupted a few minutes later and consumed the aircraft. A federal aviation administration inspector from the Hillsboro, Oregon, flight standards district office inspected the aircraft. The inspector reported that as a result of the nose gear collapse at the upper attachment, and the aircraft sliding down the runway, the firewall was damaged. The carburetor bowl was fractured and aruptured fuel line was noted near the firewall shutoff. (-23) the certifying flight instructor (paul avellino privacy data omitted) said in a statement that his student (Mr. Lin ho) approached the runway, the aircraft bounced the first touch down then porpoised, then bounced again. After the second bounce, the aircraft stalled at approximately 20-25 feet AGL. The aircraft impacted in a nose down attitude collapsing the nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 14, 2002, AT 1437 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N757FY, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HILLSBORO AVIATION INC., AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING AT THE PORTLAND-HILLSBORO AIRPORT, HILLSBORO, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWICE. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. A FIRE ERUPTED A FEW MINUTES LATER AND CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR FROM THE HILLSBORO, OREGON, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED. THE CARBURETOR BOWL WAS FRACTURED AND ARUPTURED FUEL LINE WAS NOTED NEAR THE FIREWALL SHUTOFF. (-23) THE CERTIFYING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (PAUL AVELLINO ^PRIVACY DATA O^) SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT HIS STUDENT (MR. LIN HO) APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THE FIRST TOUCH DOWN THEN PORPOISED, THEN BOUNCED AGAIN. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.