What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 18, 2006, a Cessna 152 registration number N24403, registered to aviation h LLC departed Palm Beach county airpark lantana, Florida (klna) using runway nine. The flight was conducted using day visual flight rules (VFR) under visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The winds were light and from the south east. The aircraft was piloted by a student pilot training under 14 CFR 141. The student pilot was practicing full stop landings. The accident flight occurred on the student's third landing attempt. The student pilot radioed via the UNICOM that she was turning base. It was at this time another aircraft radioed that he was turning base as well. The student pilot did not have visual contact with the other aircraft. The student then announced she was turning base and radioed her position. The other aircraft radioed that he was turning final at the same time. The unidentified aircraft then made a go-around. The student pilot elected to continue the approach. The aircraft landed in a flat attitude and pitched up resulting in a porpoising motion. Two full oscillations occurred. The aircraft then drifted to the right of the runway on the third oscillation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, A CESSNA 152 REGISTRATION NUMBER N24403, REGISTERED TO AVIATION H LLC DEPARTED PALM BEACH COUNTY AIRPARK LANTANA, FLORIDA (KLNA) USING RUNWAY NINE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED USING DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTH EAST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT TRAINING UNDER 14 CFR 141. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT OCCURRED ON THE STUDENT'S THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT. THE STUDENT PILOT RADIOED VIA THE UNICOM THAT SHE WAS TURNING BASE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME ANOTHER AIRCRAFT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING BASE AS WELL. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT THEN ANNOUNCED SHE WAS TURNING BASE AND RADIOED HER POSITION. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT RADIOED THAT HE WAS TURNING FINAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND PITCHED UP RESULTING IN A PORPOISING MOTION. TWO FULL OSCILLATIONS OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE THIRD OSCILLATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.