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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 II |
| Owner/operator: | FitsAir Flight Academy |
| Registration: | 4R-FAA |
| MSN: | 15284817 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
| Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
The front landing gear of a FitsAir Flight Academy Cessna 152 collapsed during a landing at Ratmalana Airport. The incident occurred during a solo training flight and the student pilot was not injured.
The aircraft was subsequently de-registered in 2022.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158264478403215&set=g.125842296329
https://www.caa.lk/images/pdf/annual_report/CAASL_AR_2022.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2008 | N4789P | Alpha Tango Flying Services Inc. | 0 | Castroville, Texas |  |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 19:53 | Prometheus | Added |
| 15-Feb-2022 07:09 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Nov-2023 19:01 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 28-Jan-2024 07:52 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 07:27 | Prometheus | Updated [Category, ] |
| 11-Apr-2025 06:50 | Prometheus | Updated [Damage, ] |
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