ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364269
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 1991 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H |
| Owner/operator: | Symons, Stewven |
| Registration: | N3474S |
| MSN: | 18255874 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4994 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fortuna, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Garberville, CA (O16) |
| Eureka, CA (KEKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER WHILE RECEIVING TRAINING FOR A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE CFI REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT AN AIRPORT ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE CFI FAILED TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT AND THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE ALTITUDE BY BEGINNING THE FLARE AT ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SUSTAIN A HARD LANDING DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL AND AIRFRAME FIREWALL. THE OCCUPANTS WERE UNINJURED.
Probable Cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA048
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 13:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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