ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198858
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 2010 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5720A |
| MSN: | 28320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2832 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cascade, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Challis, ID (U72) |
| Cascade, ID (ID74) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that after an uneventful landing, the airplane drifted approximately 20 feet to the left of the runway centerline during the landing roll on the gravel and turf runway. The pilot corrected back to the runway centerline just as the airplane’s nose landing gear dropped into a large unnoticed hole. The airplane came to an immediate stop and sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s encounter with an unknown hole in the runway during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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