ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287816
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 2012 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Registration: | N99087 |
| MSN: | 172-76400 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4553 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brooksville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tampa Executive Airport, FL (KVDF) |
| Brooksville-Hernando County Airport, FL (KBKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An airport ramp employee reported observing the airplane "porpoise" three times during the landing, followed by a tail strike, which he saw and heard. The pilot performed a go-around and remained in the traffic pattern for a full stop landing. The ramp employee observed the pilot and his passengers leave the airplane without performing an external inspection. During postaccident interviews, the pilot who was flying the airplane reported that he was performing a touch-and-go landing and bounced once during the initial touchdown. He stated that he did not land hard or experience a tail strike. The damage to the cabin floor, the engine firewall, and the tail strike bar was discovered later in the day by another pilot preparing to fly the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12LA259
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 14:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 31-May-2023 13:15 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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