ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290354
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| Date: | Sunday 14 September 2014 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Rexair Sales |
| Registration: | N21670 |
| MSN: | 172S9709 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3345 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Naples, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Okeechobee County Airport, FL (OBE/KOBE) |
| Naples Airport, FL (APF/KAPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot was returning to her home airport, and was on a straight-in approach to the 6,600-foot runway. At the time of the landing clearance, the tower controller reported that the weather conditions were "deteriorating rapidly" to instrument meteorological conditions, but the pilot reported the runway was in sight during the entire approach. She said she completed the approach in accordance with traffic pattern altitudes and speed, and set the flaps to 20 degrees prior to touchdown. During the landing, the airplane touched down "hard" on the main and nose landing gear, resulting in substantial damage to the engine firewall and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA452
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 2005 | N21670 | Savannah Aviation | 0 | SAVANNAH, Georgia | |
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| 27 January 2014 | N21670 | Rexair Sales | 0 | Immokalee, Florida | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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