Cessna 152 N67973

Summary

On 10 February 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N67973, operated by Lily Aviation Corp., was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, 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

10 February 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Kendall-Tamiami (TMB)

Coordinates

25.6478, -80.4328

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N67973

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lily Aviation Corp.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homestead → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA178

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's 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

The student pilot was conducting his second solo flight. He reported that he felt the wind shift to a light tailwind just prior to landing on runway 27L, and, when the airplane touched down, it bounced and became airborne again. During the subsequent touchdown, the airplane landed hard, and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. In addition, the propeller and left wing contacted the ground. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported 29 hours of total flight experience, which included 2 hours of solo flight time, all in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The wind reported at the airport about the time of the accident was from 160 degrees at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.