The 79-hour solo student pilot later said he was on final approach at an indicated airspeed of 70 knots with the airplane configured with 20-degrees of flaps. After crossing over trees at the north end of the runway and while “still descending in a nose-down attitude…the airplane literally dropped out of the air.” The airplane struck the runway, collapsing the nose gear, and skidded approximately 900 feet before coming to rest on the main landing gear and the bottom of the engine cowling.
November 8, 2007, Ardmore, Okla., Cessna 152
The 79-hour solo student pilot later said he was on final approach at an indicated airspeed of 70 knots with the airplane configured with 20-degrees of flaps. After crossing over trees at the north end of the runway and while "still descending in a nose-down attitude...the airplane literally dropped out of the air." The airplane struck the runway, collapsing the nose gear, and skidded approximately 900 feet before coming to rest on the main landing gear and the bottom of the engine cowling.
Key Takeaways:
- A 79-hour solo student pilot experienced his airplane "dropping out of the air" during final approach at 70 knots with 20-degrees of flaps.
- The aircraft struck the runway in a nose-down attitude, causing the nose gear to collapse.
- The airplane skidded approximately 900 feet before coming to rest on its main landing gear and engine cowling.
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