CESSNA 172P near Livermore, CA — 2009-04-20
Final reportWPR09CA209
- Date
- 2009-04-20
- Location
- Livermore, CA, USA
- Airport
- LVK
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 172P
- Registration
- N64204
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB narrative
The student pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on his second supervised solo flight. The airplane landed hard, and bounced back into the air. The pilot added power and released back pressure on the yoke, which resulted in the airplane impacting the runway on the nose landing gear. The forward fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged.
NTSB coding
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