Narrative:

A recreational pilot whom I was instructing to upgrade to get his pilot private certificate. In helping him prepare for his first over 50 mi solo cross country, we went over the WX forecast to make sure winds would stay favorable. Winds were forecast to be at 10 KTS down the runway when the recreational pilot returned to I69. However, the winds picked up unforecasted and when the recreational pilot returned, winds were 080 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. The pilot landed on the nose gear first, bending back the nose gear, breaking the right side turnbuckle and a propeller strike. The pilot was able to regain control and taxi the C152 to the ramp. What really caused the problem was the unforecasted strong winds and the pilot's inability to deal with them. More accurate wind forecasts could help solve the problem. Supplemental information from acn 435669: on final approach making a crosswind landing runway 4 with winds reported at 070 degrees at 7 KTS (3-4 KT crosswind), on touchdown, right nosewheel strut broke. Airplane pitched severely to left, and corrective action to maintain control of aircraft caused a bounce, which in turn caused propeller blade to strike ground and engine mounts to be damaged. Closer inspection and maintenance might have prevented strut from breaking considering age of aircraft, and used in student pilot training.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 RECREATIONAL PLT DAMAGES HIS ACFT ON A XWIND LNDG ATTEMPT AFTER A XCOUNTRY FLT BACK TO I69, OH.

Narrative: A RECREATIONAL PLT WHOM I WAS INSTRUCTING TO UPGRADE TO GET HIS PLT PVT CERTIFICATE. IN HELPING HIM PREPARE FOR HIS FIRST OVER 50 MI SOLO XCOUNTRY, WE WENT OVER THE WX FORECAST TO MAKE SURE WINDS WOULD STAY FAVORABLE. WINDS WERE FORECAST TO BE AT 10 KTS DOWN THE RWY WHEN THE RECREATIONAL PLT RETURNED TO I69. HOWEVER, THE WINDS PICKED UP UNFORECASTED AND WHEN THE RECREATIONAL PLT RETURNED, WINDS WERE 080 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. THE PLT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR FIRST, BENDING BACK THE NOSE GEAR, BREAKING THE R SIDE TURNBUCKLE AND A PROP STRIKE. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CTL AND TAXI THE C152 TO THE RAMP. WHAT REALLY CAUSED THE PROB WAS THE UNFORECASTED STRONG WINDS AND THE PLT'S INABILITY TO DEAL WITH THEM. MORE ACCURATE WIND FORECASTS COULD HELP SOLVE THE PROB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 435669: ON FINAL APCH MAKING A XWIND LNDG RWY 4 WITH WINDS RPTED AT 070 DEGS AT 7 KTS (3-4 KT XWIND), ON TOUCHDOWN, R NOSEWHEEL STRUT BROKE. AIRPLANE PITCHED SEVERELY TO L, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION TO MAINTAIN CTL OF ACFT CAUSED A BOUNCE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED PROP BLADE TO STRIKE GND AND ENG MOUNTS TO BE DAMAGED. CLOSER INSPECTION AND MAINT MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED STRUT FROM BREAKING CONSIDERING AGE OF ACFT, AND USED IN STUDENT PLT TRAINING.

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.