GAINESBORO, TN, USA
N704HL
Cessna 150M
During landing flare the aircraft porpoised and landed hard on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse.
On April 14, 1998, about 1315 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N704HL, registered to an individual, was damaged during a hard landing at Jackson County Airport, Gainesboro, Tennessee, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Livingston, Tennessee, the same day, about 1200. The pilot stated that during landing flare for a touch-and-go landing the aircraft porpoised. The aircraft then landed hard on the nose landing gear, causing it to collapse and the propeller to strike the runway. The aircraft then slid to a stop on the runway.
The student pilot's improper flare during landing.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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