ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293785
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2005 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | New Mexico Flying Eagle Inc |
| Registration: | N9017H |
| MSN: | 17265901 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9520 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS/KTUS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The nose wheel broke during a hard landing substantially damaging the airplane's firewall. The accident occurred during the student pilot's first supervised solo flight. The student's certified flight instructor reported that the airplane porpoised two times during the landing rollout. The 30-year-old airplane's total time was over 9,500 hours. An examination of the nose wheel assembly revealed 1/2 of the wheel had broken due to excessive side load pressure. The pressure allowed the assembly's snap ring to release wheel components thereby impeding the nose wheel's rotation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare that induced a porpoise, which resulted in the overload failure of the nose wheel assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA180
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 13:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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