ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291267
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 2016 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4702P |
| MSN: | 15284801 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15935 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Denton, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denton Municipal Airport, TX (KDTO) |
| Denton Municipal Airport, TX (KDTO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during his third supervised solo landing, the airplane touched down hard in a level attitude and bounced. The student pilot further reported that the airplane bounced three times and the nose wheel collapsed.
A post-accident examination by a mechanic, revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
The student pilot's instructor reported that from the airport control tower he observed the student pilot touch down fast, bounce the airplane three times, and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The student pilot reported that there were no pre impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper approach descent rate and landing flare attitude, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA398
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1984 | N4702P | Able Aviation | 0 | Houston, TX | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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