27 Jul 2010: CESSNA 152 — MID ISLAND AIRSERVICE INC

27 Jul 2010: CESSNA 152 — MID ISLAND AIRSERVICE INC

No fatalities • Shirley, NY, United States

Probable cause

The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

According to the student pilot, the accident flight was her first solo flight. As the airplane approached runway 33 for a third landing, the student pilot maintained an airspeed of 60 knots and was concentrating on "getting the nose in the correct position." When the airplane first touched down, "it bounced" and "the nose went up enough to slow [the airplane] down to put it into a stall." When the airplane landed a second time, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. During a subsequent examination of wreckage, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector also found no preexisting anomalies with the airplane. The student pilot noted that her total flight experience was approximately 56 hours; all of which were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were variable at 6 knots.

Contributing factors

  • cause Student pilot
  • cause Incorrect use/operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 000/06kt, vis 10sm

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