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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Elyria, OH · June 9, 2004

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Date
June 9, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place
Elyria, OH
Airport
Elyria Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N802MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC04CA138
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N802MCRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2007 · Cessna 152S/N 15280761 · Built 1977Airframe 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) Student pilot, marco tilgner-FF2415654, during his attempted first solo flight (2nd landing) at Elyria city airport (1G1) runway 27, VFR, winds 250/08; lost control of the aircraft, ran off the left side of the runway at approximately mid field. The aircraft rolled approximately 300 yards before hitting tall grass and soft muddy soil. At this point the aircraft nose gear dug into the soft ground causing it to flip over onto its back. According to the pilot and instructor; the approach looked normal, as the aircraft prepared to land it bounced once and started to porpoise, the pilot did not correct. The aircraft landed left of the centerline and the left landing gear hit the grass which pulled the aircraft off the runway. A slight downward slope from the runway to the taller grass did not help the pilot with his recovery. The pilot walked away with no injuries. There was substantial damage to the aircraft. Damage is summarized in the attached statement from, privacy data omitted- ASI cle FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT, MARCO TILGNER-FF2415654, DURING HIS ATTEMPTED FIRST SOLO FLIGHT (2ND LANDING) AT ELYRIA CITY AIRPORT (1G1) RUNWAY 27, VFR, WINDS 250/08; LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS BEFORE HITTING TALL GRASS AND SOFT MUDDY SOIL. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR; THE APPROACH LOOKED NORMAL, AS THE AIRCRAFT PREPARED TO LAND IT BOUNCED ONCE AND STARTED TO PORPOISE, THE PILOT DID NOT CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT THE GRASS WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY. A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE TALLER GRASS DID NOT HELP THE PILOT WITH HIS RECOVERY. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE IS SUMMARIZED IN THE ATTACHED STATEMENT FROM, ^PRIVACY DATA^- ASI CLE FSDO.

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 NYC04CA138Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportElyria, OHThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Jun 9, 2004 · Substantial damage