Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172P near Bremerton, WA — 2008-06-04

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Date
2008-06-04
Location
Bremerton, WA, USA
Airport
KPWT
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N52807
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings on his first solo flight. After one successful touch-and-go landing, he made a second approach. He maintained 65 knots, lowered 30 degrees of flaps, and followed the glide path. After the airplane touched down on the main gear, it ballooned and the student pilot applied slight forward pressure on the yoke. The nose gear and propeller struck the ground, and the airplane bounced back into the air. He lost control of the airplane as the nose gear and propeller struck the runway several more times. He braked heavily, and the airplane skidded to the side of the runway before stopping.

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