Aviation Accident Summary DEN89LA052

SANTA FE, NM, USA

Aircraft #1

N9739L

BEECH 19

Analysis

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 and Findings

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

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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