Cessna 172N N738AJ
25 July 2012 · Ashland, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 July 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N738AJ, operated by Skinner Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Ashland, Oregon, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ashland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ashland Municipal Arpt (S03)
- Coordinates
- 42.1903, -122.6606
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N738AJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Skinner Leasing LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ashland → Ashland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12CA345
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 said that she was practicing short-field landings. On her third landing, she flared too early and landed hard. The airplane bounced and porpoised, which bent and wrinkled the lower half of the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172N | Acreúna Municipality, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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