NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN89LA052
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Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.
Factual narrative
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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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- NASA NTRS 2023 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2023 · Conference paper
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- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (ORL)
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- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (Journal of Safety Research)
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