ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288648
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| Date: | Sunday 21 March 2010 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Academy Of Aviation |
| Registration: | N1895A |
| MSN: | 172S9933 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2556 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmingdale, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New London-Groton Airport, CT (GON/KGON) |
| Farmingdale-Republic Airport, NY (FRG/KFRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, while returning from his first solo cross-country flight the airplane landed flat and porpoised. After several bounces, the nose landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. The airplane came to a stop after the student pilot steered it onto a taxiway. The student pilot reported a total flight experience of 34 hours, and that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. Variable winds at 5 knots were present at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA192
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 00:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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