ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359314
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 1995 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Redlands Aviation Corporation |
| Registration: | N51920 |
| MSN: | 17274377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7522 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-ACJ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Redlands, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Luis Obispo, CA (SBP |
| (L12) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26 AND SAID IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. ABOUT MIDFIELD, THE PILOT DOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR, ENTERED A PORPOISE, AND EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.
Probable Cause: the pilot's use of an excessive approach speed and glidepath angle and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA133
History of this aircraft
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| 13 August 1989 | N51920 | Redlands Aviation | 0 | Redlands, CA | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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