ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377534
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| Date: | Saturday 16 March 1985 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Penna Aviation |
| Registration: | N62541 |
| MSN: | 17275299 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Princeton, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TOUCHDOWN. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED AS THE NOSE GEAR WAS BEING LOWERED. AFTER THE ACFT PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES THE PLT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RWY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1988 | N62541 | private | 2 | Post Mills, VT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 13:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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