SEA92LA064
NTSB Identification: SEA92LA064 .
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 45914.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, March 29, 1992 in FRIDAY HARBOR, WA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 8/13/1993
Aircraft: CESSNA 152, registration: N25944
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE SO POWER WAS ADDED. THE PILOT FELT THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL FOR THE LANDING; HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE POORLY PLANNED APPROACH.

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