- Date
- June 27, 1997, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6597QCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970627016279A
- Case key
- 38300
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that the approach to landing was normal. The aircraft operator stated that the student made a hard landing, resulting in the aircraft bouncing. The aircraft again touched down hard at which time the nose landing gear collapsed.
Factual narrative
On June 27, 1997, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6597Q, registered to a private individual, was damaged during a hard landing at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Stuart, Florida, the same day, about 1030.
The pilot stated that the approach to landing was normal. On touchdown the nose wheel collapsed. The aircraft operator stated the pilot made a hard landing resulting in the aircraft bouncing. The aircraft then landed hard again, collapsing the nose landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6597Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285278
- Airframe hours
- 11,425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Cav Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- David L. Reinhart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1997 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- SUA · Stuart, FL
- Destination
- FXE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive, runway 8, 6,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 30 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.