Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Orangeburg, SC — 2021-04-06

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Date
2021-04-06
Location
Orangeburg, SC, USA
Airport
OGB
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N22467
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was conducting a solo cross-country flight and during the first landing, the approach was fast, the airplane porpoised twice, and touched down hard. He added power on the second bounce and the airplane began to fly again but was too far down the runway to land. There was an intersecting runway to the right, so he turned slightly and landed on that runway. Once the nose landing gear contacted the runway it collapsed, the airplane veered to the right, and then came to rest off the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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