ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357243
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Date: | Friday 14 June 1996 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna R172K |
Owner/operator: | Aurora Aircraft, Inc. |
Registration: | N3814V |
MSN: | R1722264 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3875 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-360-K |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Watkins, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | (KFTG) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The student pilot had a total flight time of about 87 hours. About 17 hours of this flight time was in a Cessna R172K, all of which was dual flight time. On 6/14/96, the student took off on his first solo flight in the Cessna R172K. During his first solo landing in the R172K, the airplane landed hard and was damaged.
Probable Cause: an improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW96LA256 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA256
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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