Incident Cessna 152 II 4R-FAA,
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Date:Tuesday 30 March 2021
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C152 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 152 II
Owner/operator:FitsAir Flight Academy
Registration: 4R-FAA
MSN: 15284817
Year of manufacture:1980
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) -   Sri Lanka
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC)
Destination airport:Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC)
Narrative:
The front landing gear of a FitsAir Flight Academy Cessna 152 collapsed during a landing at Ratmalana Airport. The incident occurred during a solo training flight and the student pilot was not injured.

The aircraft was subsequently de-registered in 2022.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158264478403215&set=g.125842296329
https://www.caa.lk/images/pdf/annual_report/CAASL_AR_2022.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 May 2008 N4789P Alpha Tango Flying Services Inc. 0 Castroville, Texas sub
Heavy landing

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2021 19:53 Prometheus Added
15-Feb-2022 07:09 Prometheus Updated [Source]
01-Nov-2023 19:01 Prometheus Updated [[Source]]
28-Jan-2024 07:52 Prometheus Updated [Source, Narrative]

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