On June 12, 1997, a Cessna 152 (registration N4929B) operated by Bettina A. Von Brontano was involved in an aviation accident near Cambridge, MD. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced 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 pilot reported that during landing, the airplane bounced after main tire contact, then landed again with nose gear collapsing and propeller striking the runway.
Approach and Flare
During the approach, the pilot reported that the airspeed was stabilized at 60 knots. She stated that she felt as if she was being pushed. When she flared for landing, the airplane floated, so she increased the pitch to slow down.
Landing Sequence
The pilot then stated that the airplane's main tires struck the runway and the airplane bounced back into the air. She tried to control the airplane and landed on the runway again. At that point, she felt the nose fall and the propeller strike the runway. The airplane came to rest on the runway with the nose gear collapsed.