AAIB investigation to Cessna 152, G-BYMH

Nosewheel collapsed after heavy landing at Stapleford Aerodrome on 14 January 2014.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
General aviation - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
14 January 2014
Aircraft type:
Cessna 152
Location:
Stapleford Aerodrome, Essex
Registration:
G-BYMH

Summary:

The student pilot had undertaken several touch-and-go landings with his instructor before being sent to practise them solo. On his second approach, he flared the aircraft too high and it stalled several feet above the runway. The ensuing very heavy landing buckled the nose landing gear and mounting structure, causing the propeller to strike the ground. The student pilot, who was uninjured, believed that a lapse of concentration or a sudden lack of confidence may have been responsible for the accident.

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Cessna 152 G-BYMH 07-14.pdf (132.70 kb)

Published 10 December 2014