ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278516
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 18 September 2021 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N35408 |
| MSN: | 17281081 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6310 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Birchwood, Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED) |
| Birchwood Airport, AK (PABV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings at the time of the accident. He reported that the student pilot completed 4 takeoffs and landings with the tendency to initiate the landing flare 'a little early†and the airplane 'came down a little harder†than expected. On the following landing, the instructor decided to tell the student when to start the landing flare. The approach was stabilized, but when he instructed the student to begin to flare, the student 'pulled back on the yoke hard†which he had not done before. The airplane pitched 'way up†and started to drift off the runway. The flight instructor assumed control, but the airplane 'landed extremely hard.†The student pilot noted that he pulled back on the control wheel 'too quickly and too hard.†They taxied off the runway to inspect the airplane. Observing no obvious damage, they returned to their home airport with no further difficulties. He subsequently reported the event to the flight club chief pilot and mechanic. Neither pilot reported any anomalies with respect to the airplane. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed damage to the lower fuselage aft of the nose landing gear.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot, and student pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB ANC21LA100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 2016 | N35408 | 0 | Anchorage, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation