Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85LA241

PEACHTREE CITY, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N61769

CESSNA 172M

Analysis

PILOT WAS RENEWING PROFICIENCY IN LIGHT ACFT. ON FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING, ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT DURING PHONE INTERVIEW, HE FLARED, ACFT BALLOONED, LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED. DURING ENSUING ROLL OUT NOSE OF ACFT SETTLED AND PROP CONTACTED RUNWAY. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND WHEN EXAMINED NOSE GEAR FOUND TO HAVE COLLAPSED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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