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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Denison, TX · June 14, 2018

Date
June 14, 2018 · 09:40 local
Place
Denison, TX
Airport
North Texas Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
W78S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N67404
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA350
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
33 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student pilot ^zixuan peng^, ^cert #4113722,^ was endorsed by his flight instructor, ^Mr. Ryan hobbs,^ to perform solo touch-and-go's at the North Texas Regional Airport (kgyi). ^Mr. Peng^ stated that on his 3rd touchdown the aircraft hit the ground hard and bounced back in the air. Upon the third bounce the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. The aircraft slid on the runway coming to a stop on the nose and left wingtip. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ^ZIXUAN PENG^, ^CERT #4113722,^ WAS ENDORSED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^MR. RYAN HOBBS,^ TO PERFORM SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO'S AT THE NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGYI). ^MR. PENG^ STATED THAT ON HIS 3RD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. UPON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.