SANTA TERESA, NM, USA
N5372B
CESSNA 152
THE HELCOPTER PLT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLT IN THE CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE. HE HAD ONLY 9 HRS FLT TIME IN FIXED WING ACFT. WHILE ON A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED AS IT TOUCHED DOWN. IT THEN BOUNCED 2 MORE TIMES WITH EACH BOUNCE BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY HARDER. AFTER THE 3RD BOUNCE, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT CLIMBED TO APRX 50 TO 60 FT AGL, THEN STALLED & IMPACTED ON SANDY SOIL TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY. THE PLT SAID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AFTER THE 1ST BOUNCE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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