ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242774
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | L-A Pilots Club LLC |
| Registration: | N722SA |
| MSN: | 17280026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5555 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auburn, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Auburn Airport, ME (LEW/KLEW) |
| Auburn Airport, ME (LEW/KLEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane floated, and she believed that she intuitively released back pressure to get the airplane to land. Subsequently, the nose landing gear impacted the runway first and collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the nosegear and nosegear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA250
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2020 12:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 25-Mar-2021 20:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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