Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were his lack of total experience and his premature retraction of the flaps.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The student pilot was on his second solo flight conducting touch and go landings. During the flare, the airplane ballooned and the pilot elected to go-around. He added power and retracted the flaps. When the airplane began to descend he pulled back on the yoke. The airplane departed controlled flight and impacted the runway.
Source record
Factual narrative
On September 21, 1993, at 1720 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, N757MT, registered to Charles W. Beene of Kokomo, Indiana, and operated by a solo student, experienced a loss of control during an attempted go around. The airplane impacted on runway 18 (2,048' x 110' dry/turf) at Glendale Airport, Kokomo, Indiana, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. The local instructional 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight originated at approximately 1700. The solo student pilot was on his second supervised solo instructional flight. He stated that he allowed the airplane to balloon during the flare and decided to go around. He indicated that he applied full throttle and retracted all of the flaps. As the airplane settled, he pulled back on the yoke rapidly, the airplane stalled and the right wingtip and nose landing gear impacted the runway. -