ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288402
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| Date: | Friday 25 June 2010 |
| Time: | 10:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Reading Aero Club Inc |
| Registration: | N2373K |
| MSN: | 172S8074 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2319 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salisbury, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Reading Regional Airport/Spaatz Field, PA (RDG/KRDG) |
| Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico County Airport, MD (SBY/KSBY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he had conducted a 1.5-hour solo cross country flight and was landing at the destination airport. The student pilot stated that the airplane was "too high and too fast" on the landing approach, and the airplane "bounced" on touchdown. The student pilot "dove for the runway" in an attempt to recover, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the runway, and the tire "blew." Postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies He also reported 54 hours of total flight experience.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA350
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 22:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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