Cessna 172 N722SA
9 July 2020 · Auburn, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 2020 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N722SA, operated by L-A Pilots Club Llc, was involved in an accident near Auburn, Maine, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn/Lewiston Muni (LEW)
- Coordinates
- 44.0486, -70.2836
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N722SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1997
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- L-A Pilots Club Llc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Auburn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA250
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the nosegear and nosegear collapse.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane floated, and she believed that she intuitively released back pressure to get the airplane to land. Subsequently, the nose landing gear impacted the runway first and collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and firewall. The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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