Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Ft. Lauderdale, FL — 2008-11-17

Final reportERA09CA061
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Date
2008-11-17
Location
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Airport
FXE
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N12236
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of experience.

NTSB narrative

After departing the airport, the student pilot of the Cessna 172M flew with his flight instructor to a fixed location and returned to the airport. The student pilot and his instructor landed at the airport without incident and the flight instructor exited the airplane. The student pilot retrieved the current weather information and departed the airport again. This was the student pilot's third supervised solo flight. He flew back to the fixed location and turned back to the airport. The air traffic control tower cleared him to land. He said the approach seemed “normal.” The airplane touched down, then bounced once, possibly twice. During the bounced landing, the nose gear hit the runway hard. The nose wheel collapsed and the airplane “slid” from the center of the runway to the left edge before coming to a stop.

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