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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Hamilton, MT · August 17, 2003

Date: August 17, 2003 · 14:50 local
Place: Hamilton, MT
Airport: Ravalli County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68281
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA172
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 93 total81 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) A student pilot, seth pogue, was involved in an accident that occurred after the aircraft he was flying (N68281), porpoised on landing following a series of touch and goes at the Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton, montona. The nose gear was folded under the aircraft and the left wing tip was damaged from the outboard leading edge skin splice to the tip. The lower fire wall area around the nose gear mount was damaged. The left fuselage skin, at the upper engine mount attachment area was deformed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT, SETH POGUE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FLYING (N68281), PORPOISED ON LANDING FOLLOWING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GOES AT THE RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT IN HAMILTON, MONTONA. THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED FROM THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SKIN SPLICE TO THE TIP. THE LOWER FIRE WALL AREA AROUND THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT WAS DAMAGED. THE LEFT FUSELAGE SKIN, AT THE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT ATTACHMENT AREA WAS DEFORMED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA03LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton, MTThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the improper recovery from the bounced landing.Aug 17, 2003 · Substantial damage