ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249336
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 2020 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | RPM Aero |
| Registration: | N738VY |
| MSN: | 17270283 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reedsburg, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Reedsburg, WI (C35) |
| Reedsburg, WI (C35) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting his third solo flight. He took off for a short local flight and subsequently returned to the departure airport to land. During the final approach, the student pilot stated he set 30° of flaps and was "carrying a little more airspeed than he likely should have." As he leveled out over the runway, the nose dropped before he began to flare, and the airplane began to porpoise. After three hard bounces, he was able to settle the airplane onto the runway. He taxied the airplane back to the hangar and noticed that the airplane had sustained substantial damage to the firewall and forward fuselage. The student pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precludded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted a hard, bounced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20CA257
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2021 16:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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