ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217606
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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 2017 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Tampa Bay Aviation |
| Registration: | N2382R |
| MSN: | 17280700 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6955 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clearwater, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clearwater, FL (CLW) |
| Clearwater, FL (CLW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After a preflight inspection revealed no anomalies, the private pilot departed on a local flight. Shortly after takeoff, he elected to return to the departure airport due to adverse weather nearby. He entered the airport traffic pattern and while on final approach with the flaps extended 30°, the airplane encountered a wind gust, which caused the airplane to balloon. The pilot executed a go-around and entered the traffic pattern for the same runway, but he only extended the flaps to 10°. He reported that the touchdown was soft and on the runway numbers. He then taxied to parking and secured the airplane. Surveillance video footage showed the pilot inspecting the propeller after disembarking.
Postaccident examination of the airplane, which had not moved or been operated since being returned by the pilot, revealed damage to the propeller and firewall; therefore, it is likely that the damage was sustained during the pilot's landing due to an improper landing flare.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in damage to the engine firewall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2009 | N2382R | 0 | Lafayette, Indiana | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Nov-2018 08:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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