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During second student solo landing, the nose gear sheared and bent back under the small aircraft training aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ftg |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 47 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 261326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2760 flight time type : 480 |
| ASRS Report | 261329 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach to runway 26 at front range airport was normal. On speed, on glide path. Initial roundout, flare, and touchdown were normal -- not excessive or hard. As the nosewheel was lowered to the runway, the aircraft began to oscillate violently left to right. The nose cowl contacted the runway (nose gear collapsed to rear) and caused it to depart the runway to the left and stop, nose first. This was the second landing of the day, the first being normal with no problems encountered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING SECOND STUDENT SOLO LNDG, THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED AND BENT BACK UNDER THE SMA TRAINING ACFT.
Narrative: APCH TO RWY 26 AT FRONT RANGE ARPT WAS NORMAL. ON SPD, ON GLIDE PATH. INITIAL ROUNDOUT, FLARE, AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL -- NOT EXCESSIVE OR HARD. AS THE NOSEWHEEL WAS LOWERED TO THE RWY, THE ACFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE VIOLENTLY L TO R. THE NOSE COWL CONTACTED THE RWY (NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED TO REAR) AND CAUSED IT TO DEPART THE RWY TO THE L AND STOP, NOSE FIRST. THIS WAS THE SECOND LNDG OF THE DAY, THE FIRST BEING NORMAL WITH NO PROBS ENCOUNTERED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.