| Crash location | 37.380278°N, 120.568056°W |
| Nearest city | Merced, CA
37.302163°N, 120.482968°W 7.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N69254 |
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| Accident date | 25 May 2010 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 152 |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot was performing his first attempted landing on his second solo flight. He reported that after touchdown, "the airplane bounced an unknown amount of times" until the propeller struck the runway and the nose gear collapsed. The student pilot stated: "as a result of my lack of experience I was unable to recognize an immediate go-around situation." The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing spars and firewall.
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.