ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357586
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 April 1996 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Leasing Inc. |
| Registration: | N51380 |
| MSN: | 17274305 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3900 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Friday Harbor, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Everett, WA (KPAE) |
| (KFHR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was landing during the hours of darkness (bright night), thought the aircraft was still about 20 to 30 feet in the air, when its nosewheel slammed into the runway surface. The force of the impact resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's altitude above the runway and failure to flare for landing. Darkness (bright night) was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 2021 | N51380 | Regal Air | 0 | Bellingham International Airport (BLI/KBLI), Whatcom County, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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