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Ormond Beach, FL
The student pilot stated that it was her first unsupervised solo and as she was executing the landing flare/touchdown, the airplane "porpoised", and she was unable to gain control. She said the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller contacted the runway, with the airplane incurring damage to the firewall. Prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
The student pilot improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.
On November 15, 2003, about 1020 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N24887, registered and operated by Sunrise Aviation Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 training flight , had the pilot make a hard landing on runway 08, at Ormond Beach Airport, Ormond, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane incurred substantial damage and the student-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Ormond Beach airport, the same day at 1015. The student pilot stated that it was her first unsupervised solo, and she had flown the traffic pattern twice, and had made two uneventful landings. The said that during preparations for her third landing, initially traffic had been landing on runway 35, and someone made a radio transmission on the unicom frequency, suggesting that all aircraft use different runways. She said this happened on two different occasions, which created a confusing time for her. She further stated that during the accident flight, as she was executing the landing flare/touchdown, the airplane "porpoised", and she was unable to gain control. She said the nose gear collapsed, and the propeller contacted the runway, with the airplane incurring damage to the firewall. Prior to the accident, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.