ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288753
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| Date: | Monday 28 November 2011 |
| Time: | 15:38 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | Stratus Aviation, LLC |
| Registration: | N7952A |
| MSN: | 17258146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7363 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Napa, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vacaville-Nut Tree Airport, CA (KVCB) |
| Napa County Airport, CA (APC/KAPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that this was his fourth solo flight and that he had accumulated about 2 hours of solo flying experience. He flew to a nearby airport for practice touch-and-go landings and takeoffs and was planning a standard rectangular pattern. As he approached the airfield, a tower air traffic controller instructed him to perform a straight-in approach. This was the student pilot's first attempt at a straight-in landing, and he had difficulty stabilizing the airplane's flight path before touchdown. The airplane landed hard, bounced, and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane rolled into muddy terrain, bending the nose wheel landing gear mounting structure and the engine firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR12CA049
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 04:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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