ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355367
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1997 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ |
| Registration: | N3266E |
| MSN: | 17271484 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2629 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prescott, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Holbrook, AZ (P14) |
| (KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed hard and flat. The aircraft porpoised, pitched over, and struck the ground in a nose-low attitude. The airplane bounced back up, landed hard, and came to rest upright on the runway. According to the flight school's operations manual, solo pilots are prohibited from landing on runway 3L/21R except when necessary for the safety of flight, because there are 10-feet-deep drainage ditches that run along either side of the runway. The school reported that they had been informed that runway 3R/21L would be closed at 1200 and only 3L/21R would be available. The school flight supervisor stated that he ensured that all solo students would be back prior to the runway closure; however, the airport closed the runways 30 minutes early and the flight school was not informed.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX97LA295
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 11:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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