Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA208

COTULLA, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N68320

CESSNA 152

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN AND ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE ACFT AND CAUSED IT TO COME DOWN ON ITS NOSE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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