ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223391
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| Date: | Friday 13 July 2018 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N12064 |
| MSN: | 172S9839 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Batavia, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Batavia, OH (I69) |
| Batavia, OH (I69) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing flare, he pulled back on the controls too sharply and that the airplane then ballooned and landed hard. Unbeknownst to him, the propeller struck the runway, and he then went around the traffic pattern again. He landed and taxied the airplane back to the ramp without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and lower fuselage.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 20:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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