ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296962
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| Date: | Sunday 14 July 2002 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | New Horizon Aviation |
| Registration: | N733NQ |
| MSN: | 17268423 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2166 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Middletown, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport, RI (PVD/KPVD) |
| Newport-State Airport, RI (NPT/KUUU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was lined up with the centerline of runway 22, and "the numbers" were in the center of the pilot's windscreen. The pilot's "approach profile" was "normal", and the VASI lights were red over white. The pilot lowered the flaps to 30 degrees, and "headed for the numbers." He noticed wind gusts as he approached the runway. As the airplane passed over the numbers, the pilot reduced engine power to idle, and began to level off. The airplane was 5-6 feet above the runway, when the pilot felt it begin to sink. He applied back pressure to the yoke, and the airplane's nose pitched up higher than normal, which the pilot attributed to a gust of wind. The pilot released back pressure in an attempt to level the airplane, but was "now too slow and the nose sank, causing the nose wheel to hit the ground very hard and the aircraft bounced back up." The pilot maintained the engine power at idle, and the airplane bounced once more before finally landing. Winds were from 210 degrees true, variable 160 to 320 degrees true, at 7 knots. The pilot had logged 97 hours of total flight time, with 15 hours in make and model, and 1.7 hours in the previous 90 days.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare. A factor was the shifting wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC02LA145
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 12:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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