ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249394
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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 2021 |
| Time: | 11:22 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7616X |
| MSN: | 17248116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5902 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandpoint Airport (SZT/KSZT), Sandpoint, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sand Point, ID |
| Sand Point, ID | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that he was flying his first solo flight and had just performed an uneventful touch-and-go landing. During the second landing flare, the airplane floated along the runway, then landed hard. The airplane then veered left, departed the runway, and nosed over in the adjacent grass area. The fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no 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, loss of directional control and subsequent nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR21LA153
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7616X
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2021 03:37 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 06:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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