ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301169
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| Date: | 13-NOV-2022 |
| Time: | 16:27 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying 20s Inc |
| Registration: | N5171B |
| MSN: | 15283787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV/KRHV), San Jose, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) |
| San Jose, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, he was performing a solo flight with the intention of staying in the traffic pattern, when after takeoff he was distracted by noise in his headset. On the downwind leg, he unintentionally climbed above traffic pattern altitude while trying to resolve the issue. He then overshot the runway centerline on the final leg while still too high. He brought the power to idle and tried to lose altitude by performing a forward slip. The pilot stated he leveled off over the threshold and the airplane bounced twice after touching the runway. After attempting to regain pitch control, the airplane's nose dropped, and the propeller and left wing impacted the runway. The left wing was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilots unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing.
Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA029
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5171B
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5171B
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2022 07:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Nov-2022 07:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2022 13:02 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 14-Nov-2022 17:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2022 19:04 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 15-Nov-2022 08:29 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2023 20:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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