- Date
- March 4, 1986, 15:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N49429Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860304005289A
- Case key
- 25085
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Analysis
On March 4, 1986 a Cessna 152 collided with the runway surface after the nose wheel collapsed. The student pilot was on his third consecutive solo flight since his solo endorsement. On his third approach the aircraft bounced on landing and became airborne with a nose high attitude. He applied forward pressure on the yoke to level the nose and the aircraft landed on the nose wheel and began to porpoise. On the third oscillation the nose wheel collapsed and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop. The instructor pilot was a new CFII with less than 1000 hours flight experience who had just received his rating three months ago. He had checked the weather and briefed the student pilot prior to the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49429
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281259
- Airframe hours
- 3,381
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Coastal Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1985 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- SBP · San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport
- SBP · San Luis Obispo, runway 29, 4,799 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 16 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRB, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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