ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213035
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 2018 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Bridgewater State University |
| Registration: | N803BW |
| MSN: | 17280773 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6961 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Bedford, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Bedford, MA (EWB) |
| New Bedford, MA (EWB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that, during a solo flight, as he flared for landing, the airplane “hit” the runway hard. He added that, the airplane porpoised about 7 or 8 times before settling on the runway. He then taxied the airplane to the parking ramp with no further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The chief flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 October 2021 | N803BW | Bridgewater State University | 0 | New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB/KEWB), Bristol County, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Jul-2018 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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