ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289391
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| Date: | Thursday 14 April 2011 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTLS |
| Owner/operator: | North Florida Flight Training, Inc. |
| Registration: | N178CT |
| MSN: | F-08-07-04 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 881 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, FL (CRG/KCRG) |
| Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport, FL (CRG/KCRG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, he was performing his second solo flight in the traffic pattern. During the flare on the first landing, the airplane porpoised on the runway, resulting in the nose wheel impacting the runway three times, oscillating harder each time. After the first landing, an air traffic controller contacted the flight school to inform them of the porpoised landing. The student pilot completed three more landings, taxied back to the ramp, and exited the airplane. The first assessment of the airplane revealed no obvious damage, and it was flown two more times before another examination of the airplane by the operator revealed substantial damage to the firewall. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, there were no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA254
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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