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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 2024 |
| Time: | 17:17 LT |
| Type: |  Tecnam P2010 |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Flight Concepts |
| Registration: | N502U |
| MSN: | 102/US |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2269 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-M1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waco Regional Airport (ACT/KACT), Waco, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT) |
| Waco Municipal Airport, TX (ACT/KACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting a solo flight when the airplane landed hard, bounced, and then struck nose wheel first on the runway. The nose landing gear separated from the forward fuselage and the airplane veered left. The airplane then skidded off the left edge of the runway in a nose down attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage structure and several engine tube mounts. The airplane operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Based on a review of recorded data, the student pilot did not maintain adequate pitch control during his attempted recovery from the bounced landing, which resulted in a significant nose-down pitch attitude upon the second touchdown.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate landing flare that led to a bounced landing, and his improper pitch control while he attempted a recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in a significant nose-down pitch attitude upon the second touchdown.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA204
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N502U/history/20240308/2002Z/KMAF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2024 13:39 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Jan-2025 12:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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