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March 3, 2001 · Cessna 152 · N24950

Grand Junction, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
March 3, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Tail Number
N24950
Operator
Strand Flying School
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN01LA063

The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. The student said the landing initially appeared normal, but the airplane bounced several times before the nose gear buckled. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

NTSB Probable Cause

the student pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in porpoising and subsequently a nose over.

Full Narrative

On March 3, 2001, at 0832 mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N24950, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during landing rollout at Walker Field, Grand Junction, Colorado. The student pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by I Fly Strand Aviation, Inc., under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo-instructional local flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. According to the flight instructor, the student was practicing touch and go landings. The student said the landing appeared "normal," but the airplane "bounced up" following initial touchdown. The student said that the airplane bounced again, started going to the right, and then the "nose buckled." The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The left wing, the engine mount, and the vertical stabilizer were bent.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time08:32 MST
Nearest AirportWalker Field Airport (0nm)
Runway11
Runway Length1050 ft
Runway Width150 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna 152
Tail NumberN24950
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorStrand Flying School
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235 · Reciprocating · 110
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 16 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingOvercast 9500 ft
Temperature / Dew Point36 C / 28 C
Altimeter29.78 inHg
Observation Time15:30
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data