ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353303
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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1999 |
| Time: | 08:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Slidell Aviation Services Inc. |
| Registration: | N4850B |
| MSN: | 15283672 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Slidell, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KASD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was executing her third solo landing when the airplane's nose wheel contacted the runway surface first. The airplane porpoised approximately four times, and the nose landing gear separated from the airframe. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway to the left of the centerline and nosed over. The student pilot reported that at the time of the accident the winds were calm and the visibility was greater than 10 miles.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's delayed landing flare and her subsequent improper recovery technique following the bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW99LA144
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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