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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2024 |
| Time: | 14:54 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-12iS |
| Owner/operator: | TC Asset and Rentals LLC |
| Registration: | N245EM |
| MSN: | 12094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Elmo Airport (21D), Lake Elmo, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lake Elmo Airport, MN (21D) |
| Lake Elmo Airport, MN (21D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot was landing the light-sport airplane on the runway when it bounced multiple times. The nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest upright on the runway in a nose-down attitude. The student pilot was able to exit the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented by initiating a go-around after the first bounce but concluded that his reason for not initiating a go-around, was due to his lack of experience.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the nose gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of experience.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194048
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N245EM
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2024 15:32 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-May-2024 11:47 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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