ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248544
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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 2021 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: | Vashon Ranger R7 |
| Owner/operator: | Happy Goat Flying Club |
| Registration: | N150VR |
| MSN: | 10142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 162 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta Speedway Airport (HMP/KHMP), Hampton, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Americus-Souther Field Airport, GA (KACJ) |
| Hampton, GA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was landing at the conclusion of his first solo cross-country flight with a 6 knot crosswind gusting to 14 knots. He aborted two attempts to land and was on his third landing attempt when he 'flared too early and had a hard landing,' which resulted in the separation of the airplane's left main landing gear. The student pilot subsequently landed on the two remaining landing gear, and the airplane departed the runway's left side and came to rest upright with substantial damage to the fuselage, wing, and horizontal stabilizer. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare while landing with a gusting crosswind which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA158
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N150VR
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2021 19:26 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 14:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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