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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Greenville, SC · September 25, 1997

Date
September 25, 1997 · 19:15 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Airport
Greenville Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738SZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL97LA140
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
131 total6 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft began to porpoise on takeoff. Pilot aborted. Landing nose gear first result in nose gear collapse, nose ov (-23) on t.o. aircraft porpoised. Nose wheel sheared and aircraft flipped over. There was no fire or injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED. LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST RESULT IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, NOSE OV (-23) ON T.O. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. NOSE WHEEL SHEARED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N738SZ · 1

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