ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291436
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 April 2016 |
| Time: | 11:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Camarillo Flight School |
| Registration: | N6616D |
| MSN: | 17272903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9242 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camarillo, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo Airport, CA (KCMA) |
| Camarillo Airport, CA (KCMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, during the second approach of his first solo flight he noticed that the wind direction changed from 230 degrees magnetic to 210 degrees magnetic, and the wind speed increased from 5 knots to 10 knots. He further reported that the traffic within the pattern was congested with five aircraft. He reported that during his approach, he fixated on his crosswind correction and touched down on the runway too fast, and the airplane bounced. He affirmed that his reaction to the bounce was to pitch the nose down and consequently the airplane porpoised down the runway. Substantial damage was sustained to the firewall.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's incorrect pitch control input, resulting in a porpoise during landing and substantial damage to the airplane's firewall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA202
History of this aircraft
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| 18 May 1993 | N7355E | Crosswind Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Petersburg, OH | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 13:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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