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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 152 · Alameda, NM · February 19, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: February 19, 1986, 13:45 local (20:45 UTC)
Place: Alameda, NM
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N6353MCessna 152
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19860219004819A
Case key: 16922

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown

Flare - improperPilot in commandCause

Recovery from bounced landing - delayedPilot in commandCause

Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor

Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown

Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The student plt stated that during the landing, the aircraft bounced twice before it's nose gear collapsed. The student pilot said the aircraft nosed over onto its back following the nose gear collapse.

Aircraft

Registration: N6353M
Reported as: Cessna 152
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 15284691
Airframe hours: 2,909
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner: Seven Bar Flying Service
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · January 17, 1986 · 118 hours before
Departed: GUP · Gallup, NM
Destination: Q64 · Albuquerque, NM
Flight plan: VFR/IFR
Airport: 064 · Alameda, runway 17, 6,080 × 80 ft, asphalt

N6353MRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 1990 · Cessna 152S/N 15284691 Airframe modelCessna 152

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 22
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 45 total · 45 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 200° at 10 knots, gusting 12
Visibility: 60 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft overcast
Temperature: 66 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19860219004819ACessna 152 · Alameda, NMBounced twice during the landing before the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over onto its back.Feb 19, 1986 · N6353M · Substantial damage