Cessna 152 N47105

Summary

On 15 February 2006 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N47105 was involved in an accident near Augusta, Maine, 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

15 February 2006 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta State Airport (AUG)

Coordinates

44.3206, -69.7972

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N47105

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Augusta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA069

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, the student pilot elected to abort the landing because the winds had shifted to a quartering tailwind. He then increased engine power and retracted the flaps. As the airplane approached the departure end of the runway, the pilot determined that the airplane did not have a sufficient climb rate, so he decided to land the airplane. During the second landing attempt, the airplane impacted the runway on the nose landing gear, which collapsed, and resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies associated with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.