Cessna 152 N24768
8 February 2008 · Arlington, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 February 2008 at about 17:11 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N24768, operated by Skymates Inc., was involved in an accident near Arlington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Arlington Municipal (F54)
- Coordinates
- 32.6731, -97.1014
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N24768
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skymates Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Arlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA093
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. Contributing to the accident were the gusty surface winds and the student pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a solo long cross country flight the student pilot stated that he failed to touchdown at either destination airport because of strong headwinds and gusty surface winds. During his return to his departure airport the student pilot stated that he did a go-around on his first landing attempt because of surface winds which he recalled were gusting to 37 knots. On the second landing attempt the student pilot stated that a gust of wind pushed him down to the runway. The airplane then bounced and landed hard on the nose gear causing structural damage to the nose gear and the firewall. A review of the student pilot's logbook shows the flight instructor had cleared the student pilot for the solo long cross country flight even though the student pilot's logbook endorsement showed a maximum surface wind limitation of 20 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Air Safety Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Jun 2008 | Cessna 152 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Cessna 152 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2008 | Cessna 152 | Palo Alto, California, United States | West Valley Flying Club | No injuries | - |
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