- Date
- December 6, 1985, 15:32 local (20:32 UTC)
- Place
- Hickory, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44687Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851206061089A
- Case key
- 7042
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Student pilot was returning from a solo cross country flight. In his report the student said he flew a long final with the VASI showing a proper descent angle. The acft was landed with a shallow flare touching down in a flat attitude. It bounced, bounced again, and collapsed the nose landing gear. Student recommended more instruction in landings and recovery from bounced landings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44687
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285674
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-N2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Catawba Valley Aviation
- Registered owner
- James O Mitchell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1985
- Departed
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- HKY · Hickory Muni, runway 19, 4,399 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 17
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 47 total · 47 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N44687 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.