N5216N is a 2011 Cessna Aircraft 162. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor O-200 rated at 100 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Santa Rosa, CA. Its light-sport airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 2011. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 15 years old
2017
2011
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During an initial solo flight, the student pilot was conducting a series of three takeoff and landings. During the second landing, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and landed on the nose wheel landing gear, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose wheel landing gear was compressed upward and aft into the firewall and fuselage structure. The student pilot reported that at the time of the accident, no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures existed that would of precluded normal operation of the airplane.
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