ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290265
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| Date: | Saturday 15 November 2014 |
| Time: | 14:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna Aircraft Co E162 |
| Owner/operator: | North Coast Air |
| Registration: | N5216N |
| MSN: | 16200047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS) |
| Santa Rosa-Sonoma County Airport, CA (STS/KSTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an initial solo flight, the student pilot was conducting a series of three takeoff and landings. During the second landing, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and landed on the nose wheel landing gear, which resulted in the nose gear collapsing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose wheel landing gear was compressed upward and aft into the firewall and fuselage structure. The student pilot reported that at the time of the accident, no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures existed that would of precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR15CA068
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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