- Date
- July 1, 2000, 20:00 local (Jul 2, 2000, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lincoln, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6432MCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000701013519A
- Case key
- 49718
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Probable cause
the misjudged flare and the inadequate recovery from the bounced landing performed by the student pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student pilot was practicing landings solo when the accident occurred. According to a statement by the student pilot, 'When I flared the airplane floated and I relaxed the yoke to level it back with the runway then suddenly plane hit the ground hard and bounced back in the air. That totally got me by surprise. After that plane bounced 2-3 more times and settled back on the runway. After that I heard rattling sounds as plane rolled on the runway.'
Factual narrative
On July 1, 2000, at 2000 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 152, N6432M, piloted by a student pilot on a solo flight, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at the Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK), Lincoln Nebraska. The flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The student pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed LNK at 1915 CDT.
In a written statement, the pilot stated, "I was approaching runway 17L for my second touch and go that evening. There was no wind or any other kind of weather hazard. I had already set up the plane in landing configuration. Flaps were fully down, airplane was aligned with the runway centerline, airspeed indicator showing between 60 and 65 knots. I was going to make a routine landing, or so I thought. When I flared the airplane floated and I relaxed the yoke to level it back with the runway then suddenly plane hit the ground hard and bounced back in the air. That totally got me by surprise. After that plane bounced 2-3 more times and settled on the runway. After that I heard rattling sounds as plane rolled on the runway. Thinking that something was wrong I asked control tower's permission to taxi back to ramp. When I got out of the plane I noticed that front tire was flat and bearings had come loose around the nose wheel axle."
A post accident examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6432M
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284724
- Engine
- Mazda O-235L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Capital Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 2000
- Departed
- LNK
- Airport
- LNK · Lincoln Municipal Airport, runway 17L, 5,400 × 100 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LNK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.