ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198955
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Cirrus Aviation |
| Registration: | N21394 |
| MSN: | 172S10449 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1620 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sarasota, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sarasota, FL (SRQ) |
| Sarasota, FL (SRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he was on his first solo cross-country flight but decided to return to his departure airport as he was uncomfortable with the winds. On landing, the airplane bounced and the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. A left-quartering headwind at 12 knots was present at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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