ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357162
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| Date: | Friday 28 June 1996 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Venture |
| Registration: | N68459 |
| MSN: | 152-82303 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8296 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Petaluma, CA (O69) |
| (KSTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot let his airspeed get too low and he flared too high on the landing. The airplane touched down hard and bounced. On the second bounce the nose gear collapsed and the pilot lost direction control. The airplane slid off the left side of the runway and came to rest in a grassy area adjacent to the runway.
Probable Cause: the solo student pilot misjudged the landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was low airspeed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA251
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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