ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200200
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 2017 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Hetrick Air Services |
| Registration: | N99HV |
| MSN: | 172S10090 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5813 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lawrence, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lawrence, KS (LWC) |
| Lawrence, KS (LWC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, during a simulated engine failure in the traffic pattern, with gusting wind conditions, the student pilot entered a forward slip on final approach. He added that 10 to 20 ft above the runway surface, “the wind gust we were riding suddenly halted wherein the aircraft began a rapid downward descent.” The flight instructor reported that he “went for the flight controls to take command,” but the student pilot at that same time applied back pressure on the flight controls. Subsequently, the airplane touched down hard, bounced, and the flight instructor performed a go-around. The flight instructor completed the subsequent traffic pattern and landing without further incident.
The engine mounts and firewall sustained substantial damage.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation station at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 170° at 16 knots, gusting to 24 knots. The flight instructor reported that the landing was on runway 15.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's incorrect control application during landing after a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed action to perform a go-around in gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 2010 | N99HV | Hetrick Air Services, Inc | 0 | Lawrence, Kansas | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 7 December 2010 | N99HV | Hetrick Air Services Inc | 0 | LAWRENCE, Kansas | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 20 November 2020 | N99HV | private | 0 | Lawrence Airport, KS (LWC/KLWC) | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2017 17:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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