Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172 near Manhattan, KS — 2009-02-22

Final reportCEN09CA229
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Date
2009-02-22
Location
Manhattan, KS, USA
Airport
KMHK
Aircraft
CESSNA 172
Registration
N733FR
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he flared too high and the airplane bounced during a hard landing. After one bounce of approximately five to eight feet, the airplane landed nose gear first and the nose gear collapsed. There was substantial damage to the forward firewall, but no injuries to the pilot and the passenger. The pilot, who had 51 total hours of flight time, had four hours of experience in this type airplane, including one hour of instruction given four months previously.

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