ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176348
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Date: | Friday 9 April 2004 |
Time: | 11:10 |
Type: | Cessna 172P |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N5425K |
MSN: | 17274106 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2511 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Westfield, MA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | BAF |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During the student pilot's first solo landing, as the airplane neared the runway, it climbed slightly and dropped "very fast" back to the runway surface. The airplane touched down hard on the runway, collapsing the landing gear assembly and buckling the firewall. The airplane veered left and came to rest in a grass field. The student pilot did not report any malfunctions with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC04CA102 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040422X00498&key=1
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-May-2015 15:57 |
Noro |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 17:53 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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