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April 6, 1994 · Cessna 152 · N24737
Pompano Beach, FL
Overview
Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 6, 1994
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Pompano Beach, FL
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N24737
Operator
Pompano Air Center
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
MIA94LA112
THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO PORPOISE UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB Probable Cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, RESULTING IN A PORPOISE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.
Full Narrative
On April 6, 1994, about 0829 eastern daylight time, N24737, a Cessna 152, landed hard, at Pompano Beach Airport, Pompano Beach, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The airplane is registered to, and operated by Pompano Air Center Inc. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the student pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated about 20 minutes earlier. The student pilot was on an attempted full-stop landing when the airplane landed hard on the nose gear, bounced, began to porpoise, then landed on the left wing tip and propeller after the nose gear collapsed.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time08:29 EDT
Nearest AirportPompano Airpark (0nm)
Runway14
Runway Length4419 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN24737
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorPompano Air Center
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235-N2C · Reciprocating · 108
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 39 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind140° @ 12 kt
Visibility11 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 10000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time12:30