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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Hollywood, FL · September 11, 2019

Date: September 11, 2019 · 08:00 local
Place: Hollywood, FL
Airport: North Perry Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 1LWS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N904WA
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA581
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: 36 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

N904WARegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15280291 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Student pilot was landing Cessna 152, N904WA at North Perry Airport (khwo) airport on to runway 10R. The aircraft porpoise off the runway and hit in a nose down impacting the ground. There was substantial damage to the engine firewall, no injuries. The nose landing gear strut collapsed forward and propeller was bent due to the impact with ground.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING CESSNA 152, N904WA AT NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (KHWO) AIRPORT ON TO RUNWAY 10R. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISE OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT IN A NOSE DOWN IMPACTING THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, NO INJURIES. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED FORWARD AND PROPELLER WAS BENT DUE TO THE IMPACT WITH GROUND.

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 GAA19CA581Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHollywood, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a collapsed nose landing gear.Sep 11, 2019 · Substantial damage