ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74372
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Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1999 |
Time: | 12:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172N |
Owner/operator: | Merritt Island Air Service |
Registration: | N8182E |
MSN: | 17272148 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2227 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-HZAD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Merritt Island, FL (COI |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The flight instructor said they had completed four touch-and-go landings, and they were attempting a fifth landing when the airplane touched down hard on the runway. The flight instructor also reported that no mechanical problems with the airplane. The subsequent examination of the airframe disclosed that the engine firewall and surrounding structure had sustained substantial damage. The airplane examination also failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructor's improper touchdown flare that resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL00LA022 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA022
FAA register: NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20195&key=1 FAA register: 3.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8182E 4.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8182E/history/20150207/1606Z/KORL/KDED NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20195&key=1 FAA register: 3.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8182E 4.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8182E/history/20150207/1606Z/KORL/KDED Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2010 23:21 |
JINX |
Added |
11-Mar-2015 20:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
14-Dec-2017 10:01 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Apr-2024 15:50 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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