Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Lawrence, KS — 2010-03-10

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Date
2010-03-10
Location
Lawrence, KS, USA
Airport
LWC
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N99HV
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to continue the approach instead of going around.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the first approach she felt that her approach was too high, so she pitched down slightly, leveled off, and landed on the main landing gear. After landing, the airplane porpoised twice and then landed flat and hard. The pilot taxied back to the hangar and had the airplane examined for damage. None was found, so she took off again and continued her training. Sometime after the flight the firewall was found buckled. The student pilot's recommendation for preventing the accident was to add power and go around.

NTSB coding

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