ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200609
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 2017 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3947R |
| MSN: | 17255447 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2600 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Timberlake, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Roxboro, NC (TDF) |
| Roxboro, NC (TDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing flare, he “felt a big push from behind,” which resulted in a propeller strike and substantial damage to the fuselage.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, at the time of the accident, the wind was from 190° at 3 knots. The airplane landed on runway 6.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare with a tailwind, which resulted in a propeller strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Oct-2017 19:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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