ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290294
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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 - S |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Air Flight School |
| Registration: | N564AT |
| MSN: | 172S10020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3674 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hawthorne, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne Airport, CA (HHR/KHHR) |
| Hawthorne Airport, CA (HHR/KHHR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during landing he flared too high, which resulted in the airplane bouncing hard three times. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall had sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR15CA028
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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