ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286615
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Sierra Academy Of Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N5155B |
| MSN: | 15283779 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merced, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Merced-Castle AFB, CA (MER/KMER) |
| Merced-Castle AFB, CA (MER/KMER) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing flare for a full-stop landing, the airplane touched down hard, and bounced into the air. The student pilot attempted to arrest the descent, but the airplane's nose wheel hit the runway surface with sufficient force to collapse the nose gear strut and to damage the firewall.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear strut.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09CA430
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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