ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297988
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Date: | Saturday 30 June 2018 |
Time: | 09:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N4962L |
MSN: | 15284246 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Sacramento, California -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC/KMCC) |
Destination airport: | Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC/KMCC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The solo student pilot reported that, during short final, he saw a helicopter on the runway and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the helicopter took off, and he believed that it was "heading directly for [the airplane]," which "made [him] very anxious." The helicopter departed without further incident, and the airplane re-entered the traffic pattern to land. During his second attempt to land, immediately after touchdown, the nose landing gear touched down hard, and the airplane bounced several times. When the airplane touched down again, the nosewheel tire blew.
The flight instructor reported that, while watching the flight, he noted that the student did not flare the airplane.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and truss.
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA18CA500 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA500
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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