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Date
May 9, 2007 · 15:15 local
Place
Asheville, NC
Airport
Asheville Regional
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N924LB
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was landing runway 16 at Asheville Regional Airport. Pilot stated he flared the aircraft too high. The aircraft dropped hard and then bounced. The aircraft porpoised three times striking the propeller and the tail alternately. Once the aircraft stopped porpoising the pilot taxied to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 16 AT ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED HARD AND THEN BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED THREE TIMES STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND THE TAIL ALTERNATELY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED PORPOISING THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP.