ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288157
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 2010 |
| Time: | 13:07 LT |
| Type: |  Grob-werke G 120A |
| Owner/operator: | Airline Training Center Arizona Inc |
| Registration: | N865AF |
| MSN: | 85005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5249 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-540 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Buckeye, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Buckeye Airport, AZ (BXK/KBXK) |
| Buckeye Airport, AZ (BXK/KBXK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during his first solo flight the first touchdown was smooth; however, the airplane bounced and became airborne. The second touchdown was much firmer. On the third touchdown the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude, whereupon the nose gear assembly and several structural components in the composite fuselage broke.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10LA426
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 19:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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