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Aviation accident GAA16CA268
NONE · CESSNA 172 · 2016-05-19 · Newport News, VA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA16CA268- Event ID
20160601X03445- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-05-19
- Location
- Newport News, VA, USA
- Coordinates
- 37.127777, -76.495834
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- CESSNA
- Model
- 172
- Registration
- N1724U
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a substantially damaged firewall.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown