ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290726
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 2015 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | W I F A (washington Intl Flight Academy) |
| Registration: | N52632 |
| MSN: | 17274571 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26755 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gaithersburg, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) |
| Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during the second landing of his second solo flight, he flared too high above the runway. He reported that the airplane touched down, bounced twice, exited the runway to the left, bounced once in the grass and came to rest in the safety area between the runway and taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA064
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 2008 | N52632 | Washington Flying Club | 0 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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