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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Valparaiso, IN · March 23, 2016

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Date
March 23, 2016 · 10:00 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Valparaiso
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
K08S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N918U
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA159
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N918URegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15285441 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 152Engine modelLycoming O-235-L2C4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The student pilot was on his third landing of his first solo, when upon touchdown the aircraft bounced and the student miscorrected, landed on the nose wheel, causing the nosewheel to collapse and the propeller to strike the pavement. The student was not injured and there was no post accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD LANDING OF HIS FIRST SOLO, WHEN UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE STUDENT MISCORRECTED, LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

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 GAA16CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportValparaiso, INThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the firewall.Mar 23, 2016 · Substantial damage