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Cessna 152 N68727

27 October 2006 · Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 October 2006 at about 13:49 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N68727, operated by Aero Tech Services, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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 13:49
Classification
Accident
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Lancaster Airport (LNS)
Coordinates
40.1217, -76.2961
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N68727
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Aero Tech Services
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lancaster → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC07CA013

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight in a Cessna 152. He had completed two landings on runway 13, a 4,102-foot long, 100-foot wide, asphalt runway. During the third landing, the student pilot did not flare enough, and the airplane touched down nose low. The nosegear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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