What happened
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On 11/16/2019, ^jiahao chen^ was acting as pilot in command (PIC) of N4705Q, a Cessna 152 belonging to us aviation academy pilot school. ^Mr. Chen^ was returning from a cross country flight to wood county airport (jdd) back to the airplane's base of north Texas regional/Perrin field airport (gyi). He was cleared by gyi air traffic control tower to land on runway 17L. The PIC stated that his approach was high and was using an excessive nose down pitch attitude to make the landing. He stated that he believes the nose gear hit first which caused the airplane to bounce back into the air. Rather than initiate an immediate go around, he stated that he tried to save the landing by pitching up. He stated that on the second hit, he couldn't control the rudder and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest with a collapse nose gear and tipped over onto the left wing tip approximately 1,500 feet from the approach end to runway 17L.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/16/2019, ^JIAHAO CHEN^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N4705Q, A CESSNA 152 BELONGING TO US AVIATION ACADEMY PILOT SCHOOL. ^MR. CHEN^ WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT (JDD) BACK TO THE AIRPLANE'S BASE OF NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL/PERRIN FIELD AIRPORT (GYI). HE WAS CLEARED BY GYI AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17L. THE PIC STATED THAT HIS APPROACH WAS HIGH AND WAS USING AN EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN PITCH ATTITUDE TO MAKE THE LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THE NOSE GEAR HIT FIRST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. RATHER THAN INITIATE AN IMMEDIATE GO AROUND, HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO SAVE THE LANDING BY PITCHING UP. HE STATED THAT ON THE SECOND HIT, HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE RUDDER AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH A COLLAPSE NOSE GEAR AND TIPPED OVER ONTO THE LEFT WING TIP APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END TO RUNWAY 17L.
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