On May 3, 1994, a Cessna 152 (registration N5369H) was involved in an aviation accident near Ellington, CT. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMROPER LANDING FLARE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive; 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
A student pilot experienced a hard landing on runway 19, causing the aircraft to balloon into the air before departing the runway and nosing over in a grass field.
What happened
The incident involved a student pilot attempting a landing on runway 19. The available information indicates that the aircraft descended at a rate faster than anticipated by the pilot. Upon initial contact, the main wheels struck the pavement with significant force. This impact caused the airplane to bounce or balloon back into the air.
Following this bounce, the aircraft departed from the right side of the runway surface. It entered an adjacent grass field and subsequently nosed over. The runway involved in the accident was described as being 1800 feet long and 50 feet wide.