ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198681
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| Date: | Friday 23 December 2016 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N250YA |
| MSN: | 39-79A0341 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5368 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hartford, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Poughkeepsie, NY (POU) |
| Hartford, CT (HFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during the initial landing, the airplane bounced. During a subsequent touchdown, the nose gear impacted the runway with a side load, and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid to a stop in a nose-down attitude on the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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