ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290494
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 2014 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Navy Annapolis Flight Center |
| Registration: | N7368F |
| MSN: | 17273257 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12295 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edgewater, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Easton Airport, MD (ESN/KESN) |
| Annapolis-Lee Airport, MD (ANP/KANP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that she and the student pilot checked the weather conditions prior to departing on an instructional flight, and noted thunderstorms were forecast for the area about 1 hour after their flight was scheduled to be completed. While returning from the flight as scheduled, the flight instructor noted thunderstorm activity to the northwest and strong winds at an airport located about 15 miles north of their destination airport. While on final approach to land on runway 30, the flight instructor noted that the reported winds were from 260 degrees at 10 knots. She continued the approach normally; however, during the landing flare a significant change in headwind caused the airplane to climb. The flight instructor added engine power and pitched up, with the intention of aborting the landing; however, the airplane quickly descended uncontrollably onto the runway. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the left wing. Review of weather radar around the time of the accident revealed a line of approaching echos, with a defined gust front ahead of the system. Winds reported at a nearby airport, about 30 minutes before the accident were from 210 degrees at 10 knots, and from 300 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 29 knots, about 30 minutes after the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with an unanticipated convective gust front or low-level wind shear while landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA334
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 15:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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