ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367022
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| Date: | Monday 7 May 1990 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Embry Riddle Aeronautical |
| Registration: | N251ER |
| MSN: | 17271075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4932 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cottonwood, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO BE TOO HIGH. THE SP ENTERED A SLIP TO LOSE THE ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE SUPERVISING CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) INSTRUCTED THE SP TO GO-AROUND VIA A PORTABLE RADIO. THE SP INITIATED THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO CLIMB AND THEN DESCEND. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, THE SP RAISED THE FLAPS PREMATURELY. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE GEAR FIRST.
Probable Cause: PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA177
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 1991 | N251ER | Embry-riddle Aeronautical Univ | 0 | Prescott, AZ | |
sub |
| 4 November 2017 | N251CH | Private | 4 | Hatch, NM | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 06:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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