ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358594
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| Date: | Monday 24 July 1995 |
| Time: | 10:53 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Air Fleet Training Systems |
| Registration: | N51081 |
| MSN: | 17274264 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6802 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Teterboro, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KTEB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED, '...FINALLY, I MANAGED TO KEEP THE PLANE ON [THE] GROUND....I SHUT OFF EVERYTHING AND STEPPED OUT....' POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, AND NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. ADDITIONALLY, THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS CALM.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's improper flare which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent buckling of the firewall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA172
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 16:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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