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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Manhattan, KS · February 2, 2003

Date: February 2, 2003 · 10:54 local
Place: Manhattan, KS
Airport: Manhattan Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93096
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 630 total100 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N93096Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285399 · 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) The pilot experienced what he described as wind shear resulting in an excessive sink rate prior to flairing for a landing. He added full power, but was unable to slow the sink rate sufficiently to prevent a hard landing on the nose wheel of the aircraft. The nose gear broke and the prop and cowling of the aircraft was damaged. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS WIND SHEAR RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE PRIOR TO FLAIRING FOR A LANDING. HE ADDED FULL POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE SINK RATE SUFFICIENTLY TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE PROP AND COWLING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

Other reports on N93096 · 1

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

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