Accident Details
On August 14, 2008, at 0910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, registration N21SZ, collided with runway 21R at Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Airport (LUK) following a loss of control while landing. Runway 21R measures 3,802 feet in length and 100 feet in width, with an asphalt surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
Pilot and Flight Information
The solo training flight was operating under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Blue Ash Airport (ISZ) in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 0830. The student pilot reported the purpose of the flight was to practice landings at a tower-controlled airport.
Pilot's Account
The pilot stated that he landed too fast and the airplane bounced on touchdown. He attempted to recover the landing, but the airplane began to porpoise. According to the pilot, the airplane porpoised several times before the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on the runway. The pilot was not injured.