Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Grand Forks, ND — 2011-06-13

Final reportCEN11LA386
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Date
2011-06-13
Location
Grand Forks, ND, USA
Airport
KGFK
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N539ND
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to the student pilot’s bounced landing and subsequent loss of aircraft control.

NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that his student was practicing landings, and the airplane touched down right of the runway centerline and began to bounce as the student attempted to realign with the centerline. The flight instructor indicated that a wind gust was likely responsible for the initial bounce, but the airplane continued to bounce with an escalating intensity. He noted that on the third or fourth bounce he assumed control of the airplane in order to abort the landing. He reported that before he could establish a climb the airplane experienced an additional hard landing. He regained control and landed the airplane without further incident. The operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Instructor could have taken control earlier to prevent hard landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 2 docket documents
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Docket documents2

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