ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292471
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| Date: | Monday 10 April 2006 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Chapel Hill Flying Club Incorporated |
| Registration: | N72675 |
| MSN: | 172S8977 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2286 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanford, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Florence Regional Airport, SC (FLO/KFLO) |
| Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport, NC (KTTA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was returning back to the Sanford-Lee County Airport via the Sandhills VOR. The flight was normal as he approached Sanford for a straight in approach to runway 3.The pilot stated that he "flared the aircraft to high and while compensating the nose dropped and the nose wheel contacted the runway". According to the pilot this introduced a "pilot induced oscillation", and during the second contact with the ground the propeller must have struck the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL06CA062
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 19:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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