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Cessna 152 N116SS

7 April 2003 · Durant, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 April 2003 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N116SS was involved in an accident near Durant, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Durant, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Eaker Field Airport (DUA)
Coordinates
33.9422, -96.3944
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N116SS
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Durant → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW03LA127

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 17-hour student pilot, on his first solo flight, made one successful landing. On the second landing on runway 35, the aircraft bounced, and then bounced again to a height of approximately 20-30 feet. The aircraft nosed down and impacted the runway on its nose landing gear. The winds at the time of the accident were reported from 350 degrees at 12 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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