20051028028439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Titusville, FL · October 28, 2005

Date: October 28, 2005 · 14:00 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49005
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA06CA012
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N49005Registered now · Cessna 152S/N 15281095 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) During landing on runway 36, at spacecoast regional airport, the aircraft touched down once and bounced. After bouncing it began to porpoise and came down hard on the nose landing gear. The hard landing sheared the nose gear, allowing the propeller to contact the ground causing damage to the propeller. A later investigation at the scene also revealed firewall damage just below the battery mount.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, AT SPACECOAST REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ONCE AND BOUNCED. AFTER BOUNCING IT BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE HARD LANDING SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. A LATER INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE ALSO REVEALED FIREWALL DAMAGE JUST BELOW THE BATTERY MOUNT.

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 MIA06CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTitusville, FLThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.Oct 28, 2005 · Substantial damage