ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286066
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 May 2008 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | West Valley Flying Club |
| Registration: | N6521J |
| MSN: | 17273883 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13255 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-O2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palo Alto Airport, CA (PAO/KPAO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that his approach to landing was unstable and that he added power on short final because he was too low and slow. When the landing gear touched down, the airplane began porpoising with "several hard bounces" down the runway, ultimately resulting in propeller strike damage, firewall damage, engine mount damage, and nose wheel damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX08CA149
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 1991 | N6521J | West Valley Flying Club | 0 | Mariposa, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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