ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357025
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| Date: | Thursday 18 July 1996 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Mad River Airport, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9731V |
| MSN: | 17264495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7934 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tremont City, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , OH (I54) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that she completed one landing successfully. She stated that during the second approach to landing, she used nearly full flaps, at the correct airspeed, and began to flare. The airplane ballooned and the pilot increased back pressure. The airplane touched down hard on the grass runway, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The student pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction. The student pilot reported 19.8 hours total flight time, including 16.6 hours in the accident make and model airplane. The student pilot indicated that she had 2.5 hours as pilot-in-command.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's misjudged flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA119
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 July 2004 | N9731V | Moraine Airpark | 1 | Brookville, OH | |
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| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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