ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295262
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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 2003 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Dominion Aviation Services Inc. |
| Registration: | N4725B |
| MSN: | 15283599 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10566 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklin, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Richmond International Airport (Byrd Field), VA (RIC/KRIC) |
| Franklin Municipal Airport, VA (FKN/KFKN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was landing on a 4,977-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. He stated that everything appeared to progress normally until the point of the flare. At that time, the airplane ballooned and he pushed the nose of the airplane down. The nose wheel struck the runway and collapsed. The student pilot further stated that he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions. He added that the windsock registered little, if any wind.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03CA192
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 06:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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