From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11 September 2016 at 1540, Cessna 152 N46953, operated under 14 CFR 141 conducting a first solo cross country flight made a hard landing at Homestead General Aviation Airport (X51) runway 10. Visual meteorilogical conditions prevailed with winds being reported as ene at 8. The student pilot stated that while attempting to land at X51 he encountered windshear which caused him to "porpoise" or bounce the aircraft three times. The pilot then stated he became aware that the nose wheel had broken off as the nose of the aircraft came down and the propeller stuck the runway. The pilot evacuated the aircraft and had no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2016 AT 1540, CESSNA 152 N46953, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 141 CONDUCTING A FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT MADE A HARD LANDING AT HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT (X51) RUNWAY 10. VISUAL METEORILOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH WINDS BEING REPORTED AS ENE AT 8. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT X51 HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO "PORPOISE" OR BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT THREE TIMES. THE PILOT THEN STATED HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF AS THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN AND THE PROPELLER STUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N46953 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.