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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Atwater, CA · May 25, 2010

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Date
May 25, 2010 · 12:42 local
Place
Atwater, CA
Airport
Castle
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
SRJS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69254
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA263
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total39 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days
N69254Registration cancelled Nov 28, 2012 · Cessna 152S/N 15282586 · Built 1978Airframe 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.

Student pilot on 2nd supervised solo tookoff with calm winds. After approx 1 hr of airwork he returned for landing. Tower reported winds at 190/8 for a landing on 31. ATC was planning to switch to rwy 13 after landing the 2 solo pilots in the pattern. While in the flare at 1-2 meters above the rwy. The next thing the pilot realized was the nose gear hiting the runway. The plane began porpoising with increasing amplitude until the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO TOOKOFF WITH CALM WINDS. AFTER APPROX 1 HR OF AIRWORK HE RETURNED FOR LANDING. TOWER REPORTED WINDS AT 190/8 FOR A LANDING ON 31. ATC WAS PLANNING TO SWITCH TO RWY 13 AFTER LANDING THE 2 SOLO PILOTS IN THE PATTERN. WHILE IN THE FLARE AT 1-2 METERS ABOVE THE RWY. THE NEXT THING THE PILOT REALIZED WAS THE NOSE GEAR HITING THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE BEGAN PORPOISING WITH INCREASING AMPLITUDE UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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 WPR10CA263Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMerced, CAThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.May 25, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N69254 · 1

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

Incident 20080806843619IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Atwater, CA(-23) On August 6, 2008 at approx 0825 PDT a Cessna 152, N96254, with a student pilot operating the controls, solo, made a hard landing in runway 32 at the Atwater (mer) airport. The student pilot made the statement that this was his first solo and his first…Aug 6, 2008 · Minor damage