ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351629
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| Date: | Monday 27 November 2023 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Bell Air LLC |
| Registration: | N5495K |
| MSN: | 17274160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12530 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming Engines O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Cruces Municipal Airport, NM (LRU/KLRU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
| El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the time of the accident, the student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight to obtain a private, single engine airplane add-on to his certificate.
He reported that during a landing attempt he noted that the approach was stable at a constant airspeed and power setting. The pilot said that at an unknown point in the approach, he experienced a downdraft as he felt 'a little push down' and observed a rapid change in his rate of descent. The pilot could not recall at what altitude he encountered the downdraft. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The weather station at the airport reported that the wind was calm at the time of the accident.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that could have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An encounter with a downdraft during an approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR24LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 1988 | N5495K | Travelair Taxi, Inc. | 0 | Bowling Green, OH | |
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| 30 May 2014 | N5495K | Pegasus Aviation Group LLC | 0 | Bluffton, Ohio | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 11-Feb-2024 11:11 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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