# Accident 20061027031279A: Cessna 152, Lancaster, PA, October 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2006, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1217° N, 76.2961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1217&lon=-76.2961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68727-2020-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 17 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027031279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, FAILED TO FLARE DURING LANDING ON RWY 13 AT LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KLNS). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HEAVY ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY ON THE ENGINE COWLING, IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR STRUCTURE AFT OF THE FIRE WALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY THE ATC TOWER CONTROLLER ON DUTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA013), Oct 27, 2006: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during landing.

## Other reports on N68727 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190408002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190408002619A), Apr 8, 2019: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lititz, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting touch and go's in a Cessna 152 on runway 13 at klns from about 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on April 8, 2019. On his eighth touch and go he was…
- [Incident 19980519019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519019589I), May 19, 1998: Cessna 152 (N68727), Freehold, NY, Minor damage. Distracted landing by a deer and geese. Landed hard. Bounced came down on nose. Bent prop.
- [Incident 19830617041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617041519I), Jun 17, 1983: Cessna 152 (N68727), Delanson, NY, Minor damage. Student landed long and ran off the end of the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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