ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198639
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| Date: | Saturday 19 November 2016 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Skyventures Flight School |
| Registration: | N5249R |
| MSN: | 17263463 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodbine, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodbine, NJ (OBI) |
| Woodbine, NJ (OBI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that during the landing flare, the airplane encountered a wind gust and began to porpoise on the runway. The student pilot further reported that the nose wheel collapsed, the airplane skidded off the runway to the left, and nosed over.
The fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The student pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observing system 14 nautical miles from the accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported the wind at 160 degrees true at 12 knots. The student pilot reported that he landed on runway 13.
The student pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Aug-2017 13:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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