ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357243
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| Date: | Friday 14 June 1996 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna R172K |
| Owner/operator: | Aurora Aircraft, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3814V |
| MSN: | R1722264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3875 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-360-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watkins, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KFTG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot had a total flight time of about 87 hours. About 17 hours of this flight time was in a Cessna R172K, all of which was dual flight time. On 6/14/96, the student took off on his first solo flight in the Cessna R172K. During his first solo landing in the R172K, the airplane landed hard and was damaged.
Probable Cause: an improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA256
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 15:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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