- Date
- July 31, 1988, 11:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Belleville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N69120Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880731028579A
- Case key
- 14126
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a solo instructional flight for the purpose of practicing touch and gos, the student pilot experienced a loss of control when the aircraft bounced after a hard landing. The pilot failed to perform remedial action as the aircraft continued to porpoise down the runway, eventually collapsing the nose gear and skidding to a stop. The flight was the student's third solo flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69120
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282495
- Airframe hours
- 2,512
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ellis Limited, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ellis Limited Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 21, 1988 · 13 hours before
- Airport
- Y1P · Willow Run, runway 5R, 7,526 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 38 total · 38 in this make and model · 32 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YIP
FAA reports on this event · 1
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