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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Pullman, WA · February 24, 2016

Date: February 24, 2016 · 13:00 local
Place: Pullman, WA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N152LC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16LA076
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: 44 total29 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N152LCRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Cessna 152S/N 15280840 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Student pilot conducts landing during solo flight training. A hard landing occurs, resulting in the compromise of the engine and strut mount, as well as the steering rods. The resulting failures then prevent accurate ground steering of the aircraft, and as a result, the aircraft departs the runway, coming to rest inverted. The resulting damage to the aircraft is substantial.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTS LANDING DURING SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING. A HARD LANDING OCCURS, RESULTING IN THE COMPROMISE OF THE ENGINE AND STRUT MOUNT, AS WELL AS THE STEERING RODS. THE RESULTING FAILURES THEN PREVENT ACCURATE GROUND STEERING OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTS THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

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 WPR16LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPullman, WAThe student pilot's improper landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overstress failure of the nose landing gear.Feb 24, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N152LC · 1

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

Incident 20050218002659ILow Level Operations · Potlatch, ID(-23) N152LC was on a training flight and made a forced landing on a farm field between pullman and palouse due to a rough engine. The landing was successful and there was no additional damage to the aircraft or injuries to the occupants of the aircraft or…Feb 18, 2005