Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near Monroe, NC — 2018-12-03

Final reportGAA19CA087
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Date
2018-12-03
Location
Monroe, NC, USA
Airport
EQY
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N65773
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.

NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he maintained aft pressure on the control yoke to keep the nose landing gear (NLG) off the runway, but the airplane bounced. The main landing gear touched down again hard, followed by the NLG, which then collapsed, and the left wing impacted the grass adjacent the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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