ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311785
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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Box Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N173ME |
| MSN: | 172S8455 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9681 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prattville, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Montgomery Regional Airport, AL (MGM/KMGM) |
| Prattville, AL (1A9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot had not flown recently and reported that he planned to complete a refresher flight. During the first landing of the flight, on the final approach, the airplane's glide path was "too high and too steep," and he flared the airplane too late. The airplane then landed nosewheel first and bounced twice. The pilot aborted the landing, landed again, then returned to his home airport. Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the fuselage 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 student pilot's failure improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA263
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 19:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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