Incident Overview
On December 5, 2000, at 10:19 UTC, a Cessna C152 aircraft registered as I-AMDB was involved in an incident during a training flight at Rome Urbe airport. The aircraft was 19 years old and operated under a private pilot license course. The sole occupant was a student pilot on his second solo flight.
Flight Crew and Experience
The student pilot held a valid medical certificate. He had a total flight experience of 14 hours and 16 minutes. Prior to this flight, he had completed only one previous solo flight.
Meteorological Conditions
Weather conditions at the time were reported as CAVOK (ceiling and visibility OK).
Event Description
During the landing phase, the aircraft experienced a bounce. Following the bounce, the nose gear leg failed and the propeller sustained damage. The student pilot reported that he realized his position was misaligned with the runway late. In an attempt to correct the alignment while still at high speed, he induced abnormal contact with the runway surface, which led to the bounce and subsequent damage.
Damage
The aircraft sustained damage to the nose gear (failure) and propeller.
Injuries
There were no injuries to the student pilot.
Investigation Findings
The investigation attributed the cause to an incorrect setup and execution of the landing maneuver.