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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Aero-Star Aviation Pty Ltd |
| Registration: | VH-USM |
| MSN: | 172S10291 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) |
| Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During landing, the pilot encountered control issues and the aircraft bounced and landed hard on runway 03R at Adelaide-Parafield Airport, SA (YPPF). The nose landing gear collapsed and a propeller strike occurred resulting in substantial damage.
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-usm#3b146213
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2025/aviation/hard-landing-involving-cessna-172s-parafield-airport-south-australia-3-july-2025
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2025 16:15 | ASN | Added |
| 07-Jul-2025 16:16 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2025 08:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
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