ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300479
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 2022 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Commonwealth Aviation |
| Registration: | N6599W |
| MSN: | 28-20690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4603 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manassas, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manassas, VA |
| Manassas, VA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was landing the airplane and during the landing flare the airplane bounced twice before the nose landing gear collapsed. This resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the firewall. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA285
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2022 20:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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