Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MKC84LA167

FREMONT, NE, USA

Aircraft #1

N97163

CESSNA 172P

Analysis

THE PILOT SELECTED A DOWNWIND RWY FOR LANDING. TOUCHDOWN WAS NOSE GEAR FIRST, FOLLOWED BY A PORPOISE AND A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO THE SAME RUNWAY, TOUCHDOWN WAS AGAIN NOSE FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED TWICE BEFORE LANDING WAS COMPLETED. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED HIS PRIVATE CERTIFICATE 12 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MISHAP AND HAD ACCRUED 86 TOTAL HOURS FLYING EXPERIENCE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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