ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286306
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| Date: | Friday 8 February 2008 |
| Time: | 12:11 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Skymates Inc. |
| Registration: | N24768 |
| MSN: | 15280366 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7808 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arlington, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ARLINGTON, TX (F54) |
| Arlington, TX (F54) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a solo long cross country flight the student pilot stated that he failed to touchdown at either destination airport because of strong headwinds and gusty surface winds. During his return to his departure airport the student pilot stated that he did a go-around on his first landing attempt because of surface winds which he recalled were gusting to 37 knots. On the second landing attempt the student pilot stated that a gust of wind pushed him down to the runway. The airplane then bounced and landed hard on the nose gear causing structural damage to the nose gear and the firewall. A review of the student pilot's logbook shows the flight instructor had cleared the student pilot for the solo long cross country flight even though the student pilot's logbook endorsement showed a maximum surface wind limitation of 20 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusty surface winds and the student pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW08CA093
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 08:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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