ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386049
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 2001 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle East Aviation |
| Registration: | N2462T |
| MSN: | 17280834 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 501 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lawrence, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lawrence Airport, MA (LWM/KLWM) |
| Lawrence Airport, MA (LWM/KLWM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings in the traffic pattern. He performed two landings uneventfully, and during the third landing the student pilot "flared too early," the airplane bounced twice, and then hit hard on the nose gear. The nose gear sheared off, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. No mechanical malfunctions of the airplane were observed. The student pilot reported 55 hours of total flight experience in the accident airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD01LA042
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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