ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316176
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| Date: | Friday 16 June 2023 |
| Time: | 20:13 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer TX |
| Owner/operator: | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix |
| Registration: | N28034 |
| MSN: | 2881357 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3035 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falcon Field Airport (FFZ/KFFZ), Mesa, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight school reported that the student pilot was conducting his second solo flight. In the landing flare the student pilot floated and began porpoising; hitting the nose wheel several times and striking the prop on the runway. The nosewheel collapsed sustaining substantial damage to the engine mount. There were no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the nose gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA238
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N28034
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2023 00:13 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 16-Nov-2023 15:17 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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