ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176354
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| Date: | Monday 12 April 2004 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | California Flight Center |
| Registration: | N669SP |
| MSN: | 172S8622 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Beach, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach, CA (LGB) |
| Long Beach, CA (LGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane experienced a hard landing. The student pilot was attempting to land, but did not flare before touchdown. One propeller blade collided with the runway during touchdown, and the nose wheel impacted the runway surface hard, pushing it into the firewall. This resulted in the firewall bending and the elevator controls jamming, becoming inoperative. The airplane porpoised down the runway, and the student applied brake pressure. The student taxied to the ramp area uneventfully. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040508X00577&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 2001 | N669SP | Surface To Air | 0 | Long Beach, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2015 17:33 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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