ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287407
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| Date: | Monday 3 September 2012 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Tailwheels Etc. |
| Registration: | N9965P |
| MSN: | 172S10822 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2405 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sebring, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, FL (LAL/KLAL) |
| Sebring Regional Airport, FL (SEF/KSEF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that during a solo flight, just prior to touchdown, he flared the airplane too high above the runway. The airplane touched down hard and bounced; however, the student pilot was able to complete the landing and did not notice any anomalies at that time. He subsequently performed another takeoff and landing uneventfully. At the conclusion of his last flight of the day, the student pilot noticed damage to the airplane. The student pilot added that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the hard landing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the firewall and lower fuselage.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA560
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 2020 | N9965P | Private | 0 | Lakeland, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 10:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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