ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199030
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 2017 |
| Time: | 08:27 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Spartan Education Llc. |
| Registration: | N6138Q |
| MSN: | 15285162 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16555 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulsa, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK (RVS) |
| Tulsa, OK (RVS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during his first solo flight, on the second landing of three, the airplane porpoised. His flight instructor was observing the airplane and reported that the nosewheel impacted the ground first. Subsequently, the student pilot added power and performed a go-around. The flight instructor added that, on the third landing, the touchdown was soft and on the main landing gear. Once the nosewheel touched down, the airplane veered off the runway to the right into grass and then nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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