Pilot Debrief

BEECH C23 near Winter Haven, FL — 2008-08-03

Final reportMIA08CA153
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Date
2008-08-03
Location
Winter Haven, FL, USA
Airport
GIF
Aircraft
BEECH C23
Registration
N9194S
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

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

NTSB narrative

During the second landing of the student pilot's second solo flight, the airplane bounced and the student applied forward elevator control input. The airplane landed on the nose landing gear, which collapsed and initiated a fire that destroyed the airplane. There was no reported preimpact failure or malfunction of the airplane or its systems.

NTSB coding

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