ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282628
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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 2022 |
| Time: | 10:27 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Real Aeroclub de Baleares |
| Registration: | EC-ETC |
| MSN: | 172-69216 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Son Bonet Airport (LESB) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Son Bonet Airport (LESB) |
| Son Bonet Airport (LESB) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172N aircraft, registration EC-ETC, with a crew consisting of an instructor and his student, was involved in an accident while performing an instructional flight.
During the practice of a simulated engine failure maneuver, the right leg of the main gear broke during landing.
The two occupants were unharmed and left the aircraft by their own means, although it suffered significant damage.
Causes / Contributing factors
The investigation has revealed that the cause of the accident was material embrittlement in a critical area of the right main landing gear leg as a result of a material transformation due to considerable heat input of unknown origin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2022/a-044-2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2022 16:59 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jan-2024 20:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
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