Incident Details
On March 4, 1986, a Cessna 152 collided with the runway surface after the nose wheel collapsed. The student pilot was on his third consecutive solo flight since receiving his solo endorsement. During his third approach, the aircraft bounced on landing and became airborne with a nose-high attitude. The pilot applied forward pressure on the yoke to level the nose. The aircraft then landed on the nose wheel and began to porpoise. On the third oscillation, the nose wheel collapsed, and the aircraft came to an abrupt stop.
Pilot Information
The student pilot was conducting his third solo flight. The instructor pilot was a new Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) with less than 1,000 hours of flight experience. He had received his CFII rating three months prior. Before the flight, the instructor checked the weather and briefed the student pilot.