ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375853
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| Date: | Friday 6 December 1985 |
| Time: | 16:32 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Catawba Valley Aviation |
| Registration: | N44687 |
| MSN: | 15285674 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hickory, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh, NC (KRDU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. IN HIS REPORT THE STUDENT SAID HE FLEW A LONG FINAL WITH THE VASI SHOWING A PROPER DESCENT ANGLE. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH A SHALLOW FLARE TOUCHING DOWN IN A FLAT ATTITUDE. IT BOUNCED, BOUNCED AGAIN, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. STUDENT RECOMMENDED MORE INSTRUCTION IN LANDINGS AND RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDINGS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL86LA036
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 1994 | N44687 | Henderson State University | 0 | Arkadelphia, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 10:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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