ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355372
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| Date: | Monday 18 August 1997 |
| Time: | 06:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne Yedinak/pam Willey |
| Registration: | N7518M |
| MSN: | 55818 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2760 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rock Springs, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KRKS) |
| (KRKS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings with an instructor. He made a no-flap, steep landing approach at low airspeed. He was slow in flaring the airplane. The instructor took control, but not before the airplane made a hard landing.
Probable Cause: The delayed landing flare by both student pilot and flight instructor, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. Factors were the no flap steep approach at low airspeed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA318
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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