Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near St. Augustine, FL — 2019-09-25

Final reportGAA19CA590
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Date
2019-09-25
Location
St. Augustine, FL, USA
Airport
SGJ
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N309BR
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane bounced and landed hard and that the airplane then began to veer right. He taxied off the runway without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nosewheel. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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