Primary finding
Probable cause
The improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing by the pilot-in-command.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The student pilot was on a solo flight in the traffic pattern. When landing, the airplane bounced once and the nose gear collapsed.
Source record
Factual narrative
On May 31, 1994, about 1735 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150H, N50021, crashed while landing at the Sugarloaf Key Airport, Sugarloaf Key, Florida. The aircraft was being operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional supervised solo flight. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot reported no injuries. The student pilot stated that he landed hard, bounced once and the nose gear collapsed. -