ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308624
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 October 2022 |
| Time: | 11:37 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | N5654W |
| Registration: | N5654W |
| MSN: | 28-815 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5071 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-O2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morristown, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gatlinburg Airport, TN (GKT/KGKT) |
| Morristown, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that he landed hard during which the nose landing gear (NLG) tire 'blew out”, and the NLG strut collapsed. Subsequently, the airplane skidded to a stop on the runway. The engine mount was substantially damaged. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The solo student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA016
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