ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268896
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 2000 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N8507B |
| MSN: | 36207 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | MOBILE, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAIRHOPE , AL (4R4) |
| (S26) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during landing on the grass strip, the airplane bounced, power was added and shortly after, the nose gear collapsed. Examination of the nose gear attach points found the gear had separated in overload.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly.
Sources:
NTSB ATL01LA018
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2021 14:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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