ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292051
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2006 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Robert A Mcnew |
| Registration: | N97351 |
| MSN: | 18267065 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3084 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lafayette, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Rome-Richard B Russell Airport, GA (RMG/KRMG) |
| LAFAYETTE, GA (9A5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that he was on his first solo cross-country solo, and became disorientated en route to the Barwick Lafayette Airport (9A5). He landed at the Richard B Russell Airport, Rome, Georgia, to go over his flight plan and then continue to 9A5. During the continuation of his flight he became disorientated again, contacted air traffic control, and was radar vectored to 9A5. The student pilot stated that during the landing on runway 2 he flared the airplane high, and landed hard on the runway. The airplane veered off of the left side of the runway, down an embankment, and collided with a ditch.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL06CA107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 13:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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