ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291685
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| Date: | Friday 27 October 2006 |
| Time: | 08:49 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Tech Services |
| Registration: | N68727 |
| MSN: | 15282340 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lancaster Airport, PA (LNS/KLNS) |
| Lancaster Airport, PA (LNS/KLNS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight in a Cessna 152. He had completed two landings on runway 13, a 4,102-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. During the third landing, the student pilot did not flare enough, and the airplane touched down nose low. The nosegear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07CA013
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 2019 | N68727 | Private | 0 | Lancaster, PA | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 17:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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