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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Pottstown, PA · August 8, 2025

Date
August 8, 2025 · 19:12 local
Place
Pottstown, PA
Airport
Heritage Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69200
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA334
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
101 total

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What happened

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

During the first approach, the pilot reported initiating a go-around due to being high on the final approach and misaligned with the runway. On the second approach, the aircraft was approximately 10 knots above the standard approach speed, with an indicated airspeed of 65-70 knots. Upon touchdown, the aircraft porpoised several times which caused the nose gear to colapse resultiing in the propeller striking the ground. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with no post-event fire.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE FIRST APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED INITIATING A GO-AROUND DUE TO BEING HIGH ON THE FINAL APPROACH AND MISALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS ABOVE THE STANDARD APPROACH SPEED, WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 65-70 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLAPSE RESULTIING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO POST-EVENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N69200 · 1

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