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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Mcalester, OK · January 24, 2007

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Date
January 24, 2007 · 10:05 local
Place
Mcalester, OK
Airport
Mcalester Regionall Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
SODS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49053
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW07CA058
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
59 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
N49053Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2008 · Cessna 152S/N 15281124 · 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) On January 24 at 1605Z, N49053 a CE-152 was involved in a landing accident at the Mcalester municipal airport (kmlc). The student pilot was on her first solo cross country flight which was to be a round robin from richard lloyd jones (rvs) in tulsa Oklahoma to Mcalester regional (kmlc) to holdenville, OK (F99) then back to richard lloyd jones (rvs). During the landing flare for runway 01 at mclalester, the student pilot contacted the runway at a high rate of descent. The aircraft bounced and in an attempt to salvage the landing the student pilot applied down elevator. When the aircraft contacted the runway again on the nose gear, it caused an overload failure of the nose gear and nose wheel steering linkage. The aircraft began to swerve to the left and reared up on the cowling nose bowl and dragged the right wing tip causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The student pilot was uninjured. Weather at the time of the accident was kmlc 241953Z auto 34005KT 10SM clr 09/01 A3028 rmk SLP256 T00940011.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 24 AT 1605Z, N49053 A CE-152 WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE MCALESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMLC). THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH WAS TO BE A ROUND ROBIN FROM RICHARD LLOYD JONES (RVS) IN TULSA OKLAHOMA TO MCALESTER REGIONAL (KMLC) TO HOLDENVILLE, OK (F99) THEN BACK TO RICHARD LLOYD JONES (RVS). DURING THE LANDING FLARE FOR RUNWAY 01 AT MCLALESTER, THE STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE THE LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED DOWN ELEVATOR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN ON THE NOSE GEAR, IT CAUSED AN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND REARED UP ON THE COWLING NOSE BOWL AND DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING TIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS KMLC 241953Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3028 RMK SLP256 T00940011.

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 DFW07CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcAlester, OKThe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear.Jan 24, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49053 · 1

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

Incident 19780629034429IUnauth Low Level Opns · Grawn, MIPilot struck and separated wires during unauthorized low level operations.Jun 29, 1978 · Minor damage