ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65355
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 2009 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee 235 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8909W |
| MSN: | 28-10477 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3243 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elbert County Airport (27A), Elberton, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Milledgeville, GA (MLJ) |
| Elberton, GA (27A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated that he returned from a solo cross-country flight and entered the traffic pattern for landing. During touchdown, the airplane's nose pitched up and the pilot subsequently pulled back on the flight controls. The airplane became airborne, then settled and bounced a second time on the runway. After a third and more pronounced bounce, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid to a stop toward the left side of the runway. When the pilot was asked how the accident could have been prevented, he stated that he should have performed an aborted landing after the first bounce. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the engine firewall, engine mount, and the rudder. The student pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane before the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2009 10:52 | slowkid | Added |
| 15-Jun-2009 11:25 | harro | Updated |
| 01-Jul-2009 10:55 | Anon. | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2018 06:25 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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