ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203201
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 2017 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Monroe Aviation School Of Flight |
| Registration: | N4491R |
| MSN: | 17263233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6075 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Custer Airport (KTTF), Monroe, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Monroe, MI (TTF) |
| Monroe, MI (TTF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that the student pilot began to flare for a touch-and-go landing when a wind gust yawed the airplane to the left. He added that the wind “dropped out,” and the airplane landed hard with the nose low, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 140° at 6 knots. The flight instructor reported that the wind was variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The airplane landed on runway 21.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper yaw control during the landing flare and the flight instructor’s failure to take remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4491R
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/415518-364b101e8ac1599d5f6844c4f394224f678dc4e5/aircrafttype/C172
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1997 | N4491R | Private | 0 | Grosse Ile, MI | |
sub |
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2017 06:06 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Dec-2017 22:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 02-Apr-2018 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2018 07:45 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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