What happened
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Description
On September 25, 2019, at 17:10 local time, aircraft N6450B, a Cessna 152, was substantially damaged after a hard landing at the Lafayette Indiana airport (klaf). The pilot, a student pilot that had been recently cleared for solo operations, was practicing take off and landings on runway 23. On the first landing the aircraft bounced twice before landing hard on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse. The aircraft then slid to a stop on the runway. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was uninjured. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR part 91 at the time of the accident.
Weather at the time of the accident was winds 210° at 9 KTS, 10 miles visibility, and clear skies. Temperature was 24° c with a dew point of 17° c.
Ptrs: 201904306
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2019, AT 17:10 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N6450B, A CESSNA 152, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER A HARD LANDING AT THE LAFAYETTE INDIANA AIRPORT (KLAF). THE PILOT, A STUDENT PILOT THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY CLEARED FOR SOLO OPERATIONS, WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 23. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE LANDING HARD ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WINDS 210° AT 9 KTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, AND CLEAR SKIES. TEMPERATURE WAS 24° C WITH A DEW POINT OF 17° C.
PTRS: 201904306
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