Grob-Werke G 120A N865AF
24 August 2010 · Buckeye, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2010 at about 21:07 local time, a Grob-Werke G 120A registered N865AF, operated by Airline Training Center Arizona Inc, was involved in an accident near Buckeye, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckeye, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buckeye Municipal (BXK)
- Coordinates
- 33.4209, -112.6830
- Aircraft
- Grob-Werke G 120A
- Registration
- N865AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airline Training Center Arizona Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Buckeye → Buckeye
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10LA426
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that during his first solo flight the first touchdown was smooth; however, the airplane bounced and became airborne. The second touchdown was much firmer. On the third touchdown the airplane impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude, whereupon the nose gear assembly and several structural components in the composite fuselage broke.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grob-Werke G-120A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2012 | Grob-Werke G 120A | Mobile, Arizona, United States | International Pilot School | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2010 | Remos REMOS G-3/600 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Tucson Aeroservice Center Inc | Fatal | 1 |
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