Accident Beechcraft 19 N9739L, Monday 2 January 1989

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Date:	Monday 2 January 1989
Time:	15:16 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 19
Owner/operator:	Harry & Darlene Bush
Registration:	N9739L
MSN:	MB-525
Total airframe hrs:	1406 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-E2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Santa Fe, NM - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	(KSAF)
Destination airport:	(KSAF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. SHE LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A WIND FROM 240 DEGREES AT 9 KTS. WITNESSES SAID SHE FLARED HIGH & THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON ITS NOSED.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

Accident investigation: