Accident to the Cessna 172M registered HB-CEO on 22/05/2017 at Saint-Jean-d'Arves (73)

Enfoncement du train avant dans le sol lors de l’atterrissage sur une altisurface, rupture du train avant, basculement de l’avion vers l’avant, en instruction

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

Flight Méribel ALP (73) - Saint-Jean-d'Arves ALS (73).

During landing on a soft runway, the landing gear dug into the ground and broke. The plane went over on its back.

Final report (FR) (2017/07/13)

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General information
Local date	22/05/2017
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 73 Savoie
Location	ALS Saint Jean d'Arves
Human consequences	Minor
Number of minor injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
Occurence category	ARC: Abnormal runway contact
File number	BEA2017-0275

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Switzerland (AVALON FLYER CLUB)
Manufacturer / Model	CESSNA - 172
Aircraft Registration	HB-CEO
State of registry	Switzerland
Last departure point	France - LFKX (MFX) : Méribel (Altiport)
Planned destination	France (ALS Saint Jean d'Arves - LF7331)
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	17265929
Operator Type AG	Private owner
Operation Type	Non-Commercial Operations - Flight Training/Instructional - Dual

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