Cessna 152 N6503M

Summary

On 4 March 2010 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6503M, operated by American Educational Complex, was involved in an accident near Hearne, 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

4 March 2010 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hearne, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hearne Municiple (LHB)

Coordinates

30.8697, -96.6197

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6503M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

American Educational Complex

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Killeen → Hearne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA137

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot attempted to land with a right quartering tailwind. Unable to land during the first two attempts, the pilot elected to go around the pattern for a third attempt. During the landing flare the airplane’s nosewheel impacted the runway first and the airplane began to bounce. Shortly thereafter, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest upright and in a nose-low position. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane’s flight controls were reported. An examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall sustained structural damage during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.