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N69254 accident description

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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
Accident date 25 May 2010
Aircraft type Cessna 152
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

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.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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