Hard landing Accident Cessna 172S N947SP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290039
 
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Date:Monday 13 May 2013
Time:18:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172S
Owner/operator:Exec 1 Aviation
Registration: N947SP
MSN: 172S8142
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:Lycoming I0360 SER
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Ankeny, Iowa -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Ankeny Regional Airport, IA (IKV/KIKV)
Destination airport:Ankeny Regional Airport, IA (IKV/KIKV)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During the second landing of the student pilot's first solo flight, the airplane landed flat and bounced three to four times. The student pilot taxied off the runway and determined that the airplane appeared to be operating properly. The student pilot flew one more takeoff and landing which were uneventful. The postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that one propeller blade tip was bent aft and the firewall was buckled. The student pilot reported that there was no malfunction or system failure of the airplane before the accident.

Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN13CA289
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CEN13CA289

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 January 2016 N947SP Central Iowa Aviation LLC 0 Newton, Iowa sub
Runway excursion

Location

Revision history:

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06-Oct-2022 07:26 ASN Update Bot Added

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