ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290574
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| Date: | Friday 30 May 2014 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Aviation Group LLC |
| Registration: | N5495K |
| MSN: | 17274160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluffton, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bluffton, OH (5G7) |
| Bluffton, OH (5G7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was attempting to land when a gust of wind lifted the right wing which caused the airplane to move to the left. The student pilot said that he did not properly flare while trying to realign the airplane on the runway and the airplane landed hard. This resulted in a blown tire along with damage to the propeller and firewall. The pilot reported no pre-mishap mechanical deficiencies.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14CA274
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 1988 | N5495K | Travelair Taxi, Inc. | 0 | Bowling Green, OH | |
sub |
| 27 November 2023 | N5495K | Bell Air LLC | 0 | Las Cruces Municipal Airport, NM (LRU/KLRU) | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 16:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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