ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142034
Last updated: 25 July 2020
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| Date: | 22-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Sundance Aviation |
| Registration: | N64270 |
| C/n / msn: | 17265142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Richland Airport - KRLD, Richland, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Richland, WA (RLD) |
| Richland, WA (RLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
During a solo flight, the student pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the third landing, the pilot did not pitch the nose up sufficiently, and the airplane touched down and began to porpoise and wheelbarrow on the nose wheel. He attempted to steer the airplane back toward the centerline of the runway but was unsuccessful, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. As the airplane left the pavement, it hit a snow berm and nosed over onto its back. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The pilot stated that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate directional control during landing.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120123X05459&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2012 13:22 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 14:17 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2012 00:08 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2012 22:15 | Geno | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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