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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Easton, MD · August 23, 2013

Date: August 23, 2013 · 10:34 local
Place: Easton, MD
Airport: Easton
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4922P
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13LA379
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: 29 total29 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N4922PRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Cessna 152S/N 15284842 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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The student pilot was on a solo cross country from patuxent, MD, patuxent river nas (knhk) to Easton, MD (kesn). While making her first landing at kesn the pilot of the aircraft bounced twice and then landed hard on the nose. This resulted in collapsing the nose gear, bending the prop, and scraping the underside of the nose cowling. There were no injuries. The weather was clear and the winds were calm. The accident was observed by the esn ATCT.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM PATUXENT, MD, PATUXENT RIVER NAS (KNHK) TO EASTON, MD (KESN). WHILE MAKING HER FIRST LANDING AT KESN THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND THEN LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE. THIS RESULTED IN COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, BENDING THE PROP, AND SCRAPING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE COWLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE WINDS WERE CALM. THE ACCIDENT WAS OBSERVED BY THE ESN ATCT.

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 ERA13LA379Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEaston, MDThe use of an improper nose landing gear through bolt, which decreased the overall strength of the gear and resulted in overload failure during a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in…Aug 23, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4922P · 1

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

Accident 19870510012889ALevel Off Touchdown · Okmulgee, OKNose gear collapsed on touchdown. Cause is undetermined. No landing gear defects noted.May 10, 1987 · Substantial damage