- Date
- September 17, 1996, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N757PCCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960917028749A
- Case key
- 10394
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Probable cause
the student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in the hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The solo student pilot stated he was too high during the landing flare so he added power to go-around. He then decided not to go- around at which time the airplane landed hard on the runway. The airplane bounced and veered right prior to touching down again. The airplane came to a stop in the grass off the right side of the runway.
Factual narrative
On September 17, 1996, at 1700 central daylight time, a Cessna 152, N757PC, operated by a student pilot experienced a hard landing on runway 11 at the Airlake Airport, Lakeville, Minnesota, while on a solo training flight. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Airlake Airport, at 1645 cdt.
The student pilot reported that while on short final the airplane was traveling at 68 knots with 20 degrees of flaps. He stated that he was too high during the landing flare so he added power to go-around. He then discontinued the go-around at which time, according to the pilot, the airplane "... landed hard, bounced and nose of the aircraft veered to the right ..." prior to touching down again. The airplane then traveled off the right side of the runway into the grass.
The student had a total of 2.2 hours of total solo flight time when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757PC
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15279887
- Airframe hours
- 3,139
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flyteline Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1996 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- Y12
- Airport
- Y12 · Airlake, runway 11, 4,098 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 28 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N757PC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.