ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297523
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 2002 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Double Eagle Aviation |
| Registration: | N4410R |
| MSN: | 17263159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7893 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Casa Grande Municipal Airport, AZ (KCGZ) |
| Tucson International Airport, AZ (TUS/KTUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane bounced on landing and entered a porpoise, damaging the firewall. The pilot reported that she flared high. The airplane landed hard and bounced. Instead of aborting the landing, she pulled back on the yoke, and the airplane began to porpoise. The airplane bounced off the nose gear about two more times before stopping.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX02LA106
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 19:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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