Crash location | 30.073334°N, 95.554722°W |
Nearest city | Spring, TX
30.079940°N, 95.417160°W 8.2 miles away |
Tail number | N47221 |
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Accident date | 03 Nov 2008 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 152 |
Additional details: | None |
While performing a full-stop landing, the solo student pilot's improper flare resulted in a "bounced landing." During the recovery, the airplane began to porpoise. The airplane's third contact with the runway occurred in a nose-low attitude, collapsing the airplane's nose landing gear. Damage was sustained to the airplane's firewall.
Failure of the student pilot to apply appropriate actions following a bounced landing.