ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280170
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| Date: | Friday 8 July 2022 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Portland Flight Services |
| Registration: | N9946Q |
| MSN: | 17265890 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Unknown |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Portland International Jetport (PWM/KPWM), ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Jetport, ME (PWM/KPWM) |
| Portland International Jetport, ME (PWM/KPWM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot had previously accumulated about 40 total hours of flight experience, but the accident flight with the flight instructor was his first after having not flown for about six years. During the first approach to landing, the flight instructor directed the student to perform a touch-and-go landing. The student pilot stated that he felt 'nervous' given the amount of time that had elapsed since he had last flown. The student thought that he subsequently landed the airplane hard and recalled hearing the sound of 'crunching metal.' His next recollection was waking up on the runway as the airplane caught fire. The student pilot and the flight instructor were seriously injured and the airplane's fuselage was substantially damaged during the landing and subsequent postimpact fire. Despite several attempts to contact him, the flight instructor could not be reached following the accident and did not provide a statement about the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA303
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9946Q
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 1989 | N9946Q | Donalde.martin | 0 | Palmyra, PA | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photos: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2022 21:55 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:37 | johnwg | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Source, Category] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:38 | johnwg | Updated [Category] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:39 | johnwg | Updated [Category] |
| 10-Aug-2022 18:20 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 03-Nov-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 03-Nov-2022 18:45 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 13:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative, Photo] |
| 07-Nov-2022 13:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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