What happened
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N46249 a Cessna 152 was discovered parked on the ramp at Hartford-Brainard (hfd) by the airport manager with a bent nose landing gear. Discovery was made at 1340 EDT on 03/25/10. The aircraft arrived at hfd at approx. 0930 EDT on 03/25/10. Inspection of the aircraft by personnel from this office found the nose gear to be bent at approximately a 60 degree angle. The engine mount was found to have two sheared tubes and several bent tubes. In a statement to personnel from this office privacy data omitted, the student pilot, stated that this was her first solo cross country. Her account of the incident was that this was her third attempt at landing. Her first attempt at landing was to runway 02 and resulted in a go-around due to an aircraft on the runway. The second attempt was to runway 11 and resulted in another go-around because her airspeed was too fast. The third landing attempt was again to runway 11 and she bounced on touchdown, landed on the nose gear and bounced one more time. She cleared the runway and taxied to atlantic aviation, a fixed base operator at khfd.
As the FAA filed it
N46249 A CESSNA 152 WAS DISCOVERED PARKED ON THE RAMP AT HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD) BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER WITH A BENT NOSE LANDING GEAR. DISCOVERY WAS MADE AT 1340 EDT ON 03/25/10. THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT HFD AT APPROX. 0930 EDT ON 03/25/10. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR TO BE BENT AT APPROXIMATELY A 60 DEGREE ANGLE. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO SHEARED TUBES AND SEVERAL BENT TUBES. IN A STATEMENT TO PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE STUDENT PILOT, STATED THAT THIS WAS HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. HER ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT WAS THAT THIS WAS HER THIRD ATTEMPT AT LANDING. HER FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING WAS TO RUNWAY 02 AND RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND DUE TO AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE SECOND ATTEMPT WAS TO RUNWAY 11 AND RESULTED IN ANOTHER GO-AROUND BECAUSE HER AIRSPEED WAS TOO FAST. THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT WAS AGAIN TO RUNWAY 11 AND SHE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN, LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED ONE MORE TIME. SHE CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TO ATLANTIC AVIATION, A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT KHFD.
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