ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287153
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 2009 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Fort Wayne Flight Academy Inc |
| Registration: | N94626 |
| MSN: | 15285747 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14448 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN (FWA/KFWA) |
| Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN (FWA/KFWA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that the accident occurred during the flight's first touch-and-go landing. The pilot stated that the landing approach was normal, but on touchdown the airplane bounced and then touched down again on the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot said, "I should have either maintained directional control or done a go-around."
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA200
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 07:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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