ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356895
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1996 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | Free Spirit Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N44245 |
| MSN: | 28-7425397 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5272 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rensselaer, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kokomo, IN (KOKK) |
| (KRZL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that she reduced the engine power and started the landing flare. Also, she reported that the landing flare was initiated too early and 'the plane hit and bounced onto the runway really hard.' The pilot applied power to recover after the first bounce; however, the airplane bounced two additional times. Subsequently, it came to rest in grass with substantial damage.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA283
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 2021 | N44245 | Private | 0 | Amado, Arizona | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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