Accident Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk N25096, Tuesday 22 June 1982

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Date:	Tuesday 22 June 1982
Time:	12:45 LT
Type:	Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk
Owner/operator:	K. Balachandran
Registration:	N25096
MSN:	38-80A0021
Total airframe hrs:	1939 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Denton, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Fort Worth, TX
Destination airport:	Denton, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS A FOREIGN NATIONAL THAT WAS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO MAKE A TOUCH-AND-GO AND THEN LAND. HE MADE A HIGH APPROACH THAT ENDED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR.

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