ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285477
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| Date: | Sunday 9 November 2008 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Privilege Aero LLC |
| Registration: | N6180R |
| MSN: | 172RG0105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8592 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manville, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manville, NJ (47N) |
| Manville, NJ (47N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator reported that the pilot took the keys to the airplane and commenced a flight in the local pattern. While landing, the airplane contacted the runway hard on the nose gear. After the flight, the operator's maintenance personnel discovered evidence of a propeller strike to the runway and a damaged firewall. The pilot did not respond to Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board requests for information regarding the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a nose-wheel-first landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA070
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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