ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287822
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 2012 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Express |
| Registration: | N15764 |
| MSN: | 28R-7335089 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7837 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Smyrna, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Smyrna, FL (X50) |
| New Smyrna, FL (X50) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a flight to prepare for his initial flight instructor check ride, the commercial pilot performed a 180-degree power-off approach and landing. During the landing, he flared the airplane about 10 feet above the runway. The airplane dropped and landed hard. After taking off again, the pilot attempted to raise the landing gear, but it would not retract completely, so he put the landing gear back down, performed another 180-degree power-off approach, landed, and then taxied to the ramp. After parking, he and the flight instructor who was sitting in the left seat noticed that they could not open the door to exit the airplane because the door handle was broken. After having someone open the door from the outside so that they could exit the airplane, they noticed that the airplane's right wing had been damaged during the hard landing. Postaccident examination revealed that the wing was substantially damaged. During a postaccident interview with the flight instructor, he stated that, during the flight, the commercial pilot was the "full manipulator of the controls" and that "I did not do anything."
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA242
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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