ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293503
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| Date: | Sunday 17 October 2004 |
| Time: | 18:58 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N29459 |
| MSN: | 17700901 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auburn, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE) |
| AUBURN, AL (KAUO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, while on short final to land on runway 36, he reached up to adjust his glasses and one of the lenses fell out of the frame. The pilot reported that this event distracted him, and he landed the airplane hard on the nose wheel and collapsed the nose gear. Examination of the nose gear revealed the nose wheel broke away from the strut. The nose gear assembly was bent aft and the firewall as buckled. The pilot did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL05CA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 06:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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