19870922058679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Santa Monica, CA · September 22, 1987

Date
September 22, 1987 · 09:10 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5366K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA349
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot made a hard landing. First solo flight. Bounced then landed heavily on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. BOUNCED THEN LANDED HEAVILY ON THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.