Cessna 152 N6102Q

Summary

On 25 August 2006 at about 17:10 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6102Q, operated by Versatile Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Texas, 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.

Date

25 August 2006 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.6514, -97.1981

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6102Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Versatile Aviation, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesville → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a porpoise.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 17-hour solo student pilot lost control of the tricycle gear single-engine airplane while attempting to land on runway 17, a 6,000-foot long by 100-foot wide runway, the third landing of his first supervised solo flight. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on the main wheels at a higher than normal speed and the airplane subsequently pitched down and impacted on the nose landing gear. The aircraft then porpoised until the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground. The engine firewall assembly sustained structural damage. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway in the upright position. Weather at the time of the accident was reported as clear skies, with winds from 190 degrees at 11 knots, and density altitude was calculated at 3,500 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.