Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC83LA117

COLLEGEVILLE, PA, USA

Aircraft #1

N5302K

CESSNA 172P

Analysis

THE ACFT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER WHICH IT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD IT BOUNCED AND LEFT THE CONFINES OF THERUNWAY. THE ACFT TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AS THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SOME SMALL TREES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BUT THE STUDENT PILOT ESCAPED INJURY.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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