ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294898
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| Date: | Friday 26 December 2003 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Pdk Flight Academy |
| Registration: | N26486 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3063 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360/L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK/KPDK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the student pilot's first unsupervised solo, he landed the airplane hard on runway 20L, and veered off the left side of runway surface into the grass. The nosegear collapsed. The student pilot reported that while descending fast on final approach, he landed the airplane "flat" and veered of the runway. Review of the pilot logbook showed that the student pilot had accumulated a total of 15 flight hours over a time period of a year. The student pilot prior to the accident reported no flight control or mechanical problems.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor is lack of total experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL04LA062
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 15:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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