What happened
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Student bounced and porpoised landing. Bent prop and firewall. Indicates misuse or lack of propper trim. (-23) on April 26, 1996, at approximately 0900 CDT, a Cessna 172P, N5215K, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. The flight was an instructional flight conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The local supervised solo flight departed Denton, Texas approximately 5 minutes before the accident. According to the flight instructor, who witnessed the accident, the airplane touched down and began "porpoising." The propeller struck the pavement and the firewall sustained damage. (.19) on April 26, 1996, approximately 0900 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5215K, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at the Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was rented from centerline aviation, inc., by the pilot for the instructional flight conducted under title 14 CFR part 9 1. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The local supervised solo flight departed Denton approximately 5 minutes before the accident. According to the flight instructor, who witnessed the accident, the airplane touched down and began "porpoising." The propeller struck the pavement and the firewall sustained damage.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. BENT PROP AND FIREWALL. INDICATES MISUSE OR LACK OF PROPPER TRIM. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, A CESSNA 172P, N5215K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED DENTON, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN "PORPOISING." THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (.19) ON APRIL 26, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N5215K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED FROM CENTERLINE AVIATION, INC., BY THE PILOT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 9 1. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED DENTON APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN "PORPOISING." THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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