ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202176
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| Date: | Friday 30 April 1999 |
| Time: | 10:52 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Manassas Aviation Center |
| Registration: | N2338D |
| MSN: | 38-79A0277 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5971 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manassas, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KHEF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot returned from a solo training flight for landing on runway 34. Winds reported were form 070 degrees at 6 knots gusting to 14 knots. The student pilot reported that approximately 20 feet above the runway threshold, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane struck the ground immediately, with no time to recover. He reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. The student pilot reported 65 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descend on final approach followed by an improper flare which resulted on a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD99LA040
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 1995 | VH-IPI | 0 | Bankstown Airport (YSBK), Bankstown, NSW |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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