Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near Tyndall AFB, FL — 2008-04-15

Final reportANC08CA054
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Date
2008-04-15
Location
Tyndall AFB, FL, USA
Airport
KPAM
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N64218
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged flare and subsequent hard landing, and her inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cross-country solo flight. During the landing flare/touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The airspeed dissipated, and the airplane touched down again and bounced several times. The nose wheel landing gear strut and wheel separated from the fuselage, and the propeller struck the runway.

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