ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296819
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 2002 |
| Time: | 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Arrow Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N1727V |
| MSN: | 17263727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Danbury Airport, CT (DXR/KDXR) |
| MOUNT POCONO, PA (MPO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the student pilot's landing, the nose wheel hit the runway first, and the airplane porpoised three times before coming to a full stop. The student pilot then flew to another airport where he landed uneventfully and taxied for fuel. Upon leaving the airplane, he noticed oil on the cowling. A subsequent examination revealed that the nose strut metering piston was damaged, the attachment bolt was sheared, and the firewall was buckled.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD02LA082
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2017 | N1727V | Arrow Aviation LLC | 1 | New Milford-Candlelight Farms Airport, CT (11N) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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