ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229604
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Date: | Saturday 25 August 2018 |
Time: | 07:30 |
Type: | Airborne Edge X Classic |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4557C |
MSN: | 582-306 |
Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lake Wales, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lake Wales, FL (X07) |
Destination airport: | Lake Wales, FL (X07) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The solo student pilot in the weight-shift-control aircraft reported that he remained in the pattern and was performing full-stop landings. He flared the aircraft too late, and it struck the runway hard.
The aircraft sustained substantial to the center-frame bar and the left wing tubes.
The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft 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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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | GAA18CA554 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Oct-2019 07:52 |
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