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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Concord, CA · June 22, 2006

Date: June 22, 2006
Place: Concord, CA
Airport: Buchanan Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5534M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX06CA209
Reported as: Cessna 152
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 32 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5534MRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2006 · Cessna 152S/N 15284608 · Built 1980 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 student pilot was on his first solo from ccr, during the landing phase the student got distracted by a nearby grass fire and was set up incorrectly for the landing. He came in fast and hit hard on the mains, the aircraft then hit on the nose gear at a steep angle damaging the propeller, nose gear and left wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FROM CCR, DURING THE LANDING PHASE THE STUDENT GOT DISTRACTED BY A NEARBY GRASS FIRE AND WAS SET UP INCORRECTLY FOR THE LANDING. HE CAME IN FAST AND HIT HARD ON THE MAINS, THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT ON THE NOSE GEAR AT A STEEP ANGLE DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP.

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 LAX06CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportConcord, CAthe student pilot's unstabilized approach, misjudged landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor to the accident was the in-flight distraction.Jun 22, 2006 · Substantial damage