ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286292
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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 2008 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Connection Academy |
| Registration: | N62283 |
| MSN: | 17275244 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15589 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesville, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Orlando Sanford International Airport, FL (SFB/KSFB) |
| Gainesville-J R Alison Municipal Airport, FL (GNV/KGNV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot of the Cessna 172P stated that he was conducting a solo cross-country flight. After entering the airport traffic pattern on the downwind leg, he configured the airplane for landing and reduced the engine power to idle on the final leg of the approach. During the landing, the airplane "porpoised and landed hard" resulting in damage to the nose landing gear, propeller, and firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC08CA103
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 March 2022 | N62283 | Flight School of Gwinett Inc | 0 | near Barrow County Airport (WDR/KWDR), Winder, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 08:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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