ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288527
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 2010 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | David Duane Ayres |
| Registration: | N66083 |
| MSN: | 172S9938 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corvallis, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albany Airport, OR (CVO/KCVO) |
| Albany Airport, OR (CVO/KCVO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot receiving instruction reported that during the proficiency training flight, he was seated in the right front seat position while the flight instructor was in the left seat. Following a normal approach for landing, he felt the airplane begin to sink about three to five feet above the runway and attempted to compensate with flight control inputs. The pilot stated that the "automatic (almost subconscious) reaction was to push in the throttle with his right hand and pull back on the yoke with his left hand slightly," which, due to his right seated position, resulted in his right hand pushing the nose down and his left hand pulling back on the throttle thus reducing power. Subsequently, the airplane struck the ground and bounced back into the air. The pilot initiated a go-around followed by the flight instructor taking control of the airplane and landing uneventfully. Post accident examination of the airplane by the pilot and an airframe and power plant mechanic revealed that the engine firewall was structurally damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper use of the flight and engine controls, resulting in a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA238
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 23:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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