ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295462
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| Date: | Friday 25 July 2003 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N970SP |
| MSN: | 172S8172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | VT IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olive Branch, Mississippi -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Olive Branch Airport, MS (OLV/KOLV) |
| Olive Branch Airport, MS (OLV/KOLV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that as he approached the runway to perform the landing flare/touchdown he reduced engine power and applied back pressure to the control yoke until the main landing gear touched the runway. He said as he continued to apply back pressure after having touched down, the airplane became airborne again, so he relaxed back pressure to flare again, but upon touching the ground the airplane bounced back into the air. He said there were additional attempts to perform the landing flare, but each time successive bounces occurred. During the last attempt, the student said he added a small amount of power in an attempt to recover and the airplane first impacted on its main landing gear, then it "abruptly" impacted on the nose gear as well. The airplane then leaned forward, and remained on the ground, while at a speed of about 20 knots, incurring damage to the propeller, nose gear and firewall. According to the student, prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare/touchdown and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA03CA148
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 2004 | N970SP | Douglas Aviation, Inc. | 1 | Waterloo, AL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 08:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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