Accident · 2002-04-04

NTSB case LAX02LA133 · Cessna 172S · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-04-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172S (N3512T)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot flaring the airplane too high above the runway causing a stall and resulting in the hard landing. Factors relating to the accident were the light conditions (dusk) and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.

Source: NTSB case LAX02LA133

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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