ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298845
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| Date: | Monday 19 June 2000 |
| Time: | 04:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Meridian Corp |
| Registration: | N738WE |
| MSN: | 17270288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4104 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abuquerque, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Abuquerque, NM (KAEG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot, on his second solo, said that he encountered a downdraft, and landed hard. He said that the airplane bounced into the air and then landed hard a second time. Then the airplane oscillated back and forth in a porpoise like fashion. Subsequently the nose wheel landing gear was broken off, and the firewall was buckled.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA114
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 23:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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