ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354274
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1998 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | American Flyers School |
| Registration: | N99548 |
| MSN: | 17276464 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grays Lake, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palwaukee, IL (KPWK) |
| (C81) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot said that his initial flare on landing, was high, and he did not recover prior to a experiencing a bounced landing. After the touchdown and bounce, he lost directional control. The airplane subsequently encountered soft terrain and nosed over. A post accident examination of the airplane revealed no pre-accident anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's not performing a recovery from a bounced landing and his not maintaining directional control. A factor was soft terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA215
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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