N53039 is a Cessna 172S. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-360-L2A rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Latrobe, PA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2002. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2023
2002
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The pilot was landing on runway 36, a 3,715-foot long, 75-foot wide, asphalt runway. After touchdown the pilot noticed a nosewheel shimmy and "instinctively pulled back on the yoke to raise the nose to offload the strut." This caused the airplane to become airborne and bounce twice down the runway. The nose gear strut collapsed on the second impact, causing a prop strike and substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that he had used "no real wind correction" for the approach, and did not report any mechanical abnormalities with the airplane. The recorded weather at an airport located 5 miles north of the accident site, about the time of the accident, reported winds from 220 degrees at 5 knots, with unrestricted visibility.
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About the Cessna 172S
About the modelThe Skyhawk SP — the current-production 172, four-seat and high-wing, with a fuel-injected engine and, on later aircraft, a glass panel. The standard trainer at many flight schools.
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