ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290595
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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 2014 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Blue Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N193ME |
| MSN: | 172S8458 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1608 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mifflintown, PA (P34) |
| Harrisburg Skyport, PA (HAR/KCXY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was returning to his home airport at the conclusion of a local flight, and that he aborted the first landing attempt due to turbulence and wind gusts. Following a second approach for landing, the airplane encountered a "gust of wind" from the left during the landing flare. The airplane banked right, and the nose landing gear subsequently contacted the runway "hard." Postaccident inspection revealed that the propeller had struck the runway during landing, and further examination revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA273
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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