# Incident 20160911016369I: Cessna 152, Homestead, FL, September 11, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2016, 15:40 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General Aviation
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: D4RS
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 62 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911016369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

- [Accident 20161017018169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161017018169A), Oct 17, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he was on takeoff roll and he reached 50 knots on his airspeed indicator and he pulled on the yoke to lift the nose of the aircraft and he…
- [Incident 20160831009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831009709I), Aug 31, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Miami, FL, No damage. N46953 landed on runway 13 at tmb and exited on taxiway D1 where the airplane ground looped in the intersection causing the right main gear to enter the grass…
- [Incident 20160216020349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160216020349I), Feb 16, 2016: Cessna 152 (N46953), Pembroke Pines, FL, No damage. Depart tamiami airport (ktmb) to palm beach Florida (kpbi) on a night dual cross country flight and after level of at 2500 ft. engine lost power and start…
- [Incident 20120719013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719013539I), Jul 19, 2012: Cessna 152 (N46953), Lebelle, FL, Minor damage. The pilot stated while on a cross country flight the engine started to run rough. The pilot contacted miami center and advised that they were going to make a…
- [Incident 19810704045079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704045079I), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 152 (N46953), Hamilton Afb, CA. Zg engine rough. Emergency landing. Found spark plugs fouled.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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