20211103018369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Goshen, IN · November 3, 2021

Date: November 3, 2021 · 11:30 local
Place: Goshen, IN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N758PA
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: 15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N758PARegistered now · Cessna 152S/N 15282932 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, N758PA, a Cessna model 152 was involved in a hard landing which resulted in the aircraft bouncing and coming to rest on its nose. On scene investigation by FAA personnel observed only minor damage to the propeller and nose gear. The aircraft was operated by a student pilot during their first solo flight. Visual meteorological conditions, clear skies, existed at the time of the flight with winds reported as light and variable. The student pilot, the sole occupant on board the aircraft reported no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021, N758PA, A CESSNA MODEL 152 WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING AND COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BY FAA PERSONNEL OBSERVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT DURING THEIR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, CLEAR SKIES, EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT WITH WINDS REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO INJURIES.