Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ERA17CA221

Miami, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N53396

CESSNA 152

Analysis

The student pilot performed three landings earlier that day with his flight instructor and then was signed off for his first solo flight. The student departed and remained in the traffic pattern, and the airplane bounced during the first landing. After bouncing three times, the nose landing gear fork and wheel assembly separated, and the propeller impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and firewall. The operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Factual Information

The student pilot performed three landings earlier that day with his flight instructor, then was signed off for his first solo flight. The student departed and remained in the traffic pattern, and the airplane bounced during the first landing. After bouncing three times, the nose landing gear fork and wheel assembly separated, and the propeller impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and firewall. The operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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