N47105 – Cessna 152 – 2006-02-15 NTSB Accident Report

On February 15, 2006, a Cessna 152 (N47105) was involved in an incident near Augusta, ME. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

During the landing flare, the student pilot elected to abort the landing because the winds had shifted to a quartering tailwind. He then increased engine power and retracted the flaps. As the airplane approached the departure end of the runway, the pilot determined that the airplane did not have a sufficient climb rate, so he decided to land the airplane. During the second landing attempt, the airplane impacted the runway on the nose landing gear, which collapsed it, and resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies associated with the airplane.

This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC06CA069. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N47105.