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FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Van Wert, OH · July 18, 2003

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Date
July 18, 2003 · 16:25 local
Place
Van Wert, OH
Airport
Van Wert County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N396WA
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total130 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N396WARegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2021 · Cessna 152S/N 15282109 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 152Engine 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 was landing on rwy 36, a grass strip at vnw. He stated that he used 20 degrees of flaps for the landing and was about 5 knots fast for the landing. The aircraft touched down in the first third of the runway but porpoised three times. On the third contact with the runway the nose gear failed and subsequently separated from the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and the wind was a direct headwind of 8 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RWY 36, A GRASS STRIP AT VNW. HE STATED THAT HE USED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE LANDING AND WAS ABOUT 5 KNOTS FAST FOR THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY BUT PORPOISED THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE WIND WAS A DIRECT HEADWIND OF 8 KNOTS.