19990813024979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Heber Springs, AR · August 13, 1999

Date: August 13, 1999 · 13:30 local
Place: Heber Springs, AR
Airport: Heber Springs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N669RA
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N669RARegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269401 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 13, 1999, at 1330 local time, the pilot in command, a student pilot performing her first supervised cross country flight landed the aircraft with an excessive rate of descent. The aircraft bounced vertically, returning to the landing surface in a nose down position. The propeller contacted the landing surface slightly damaging the propeller. The aircraft was taxied free of the landing runway and repaired by replacing the propeller. No additional damage was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 13, 1999, AT 1330 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING HER FIRST SUPERVISED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED VERTICALLY, RETURNING TO THE LANDING SURFACE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE LANDING SURFACE SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED FREE OF THE LANDING RUNWAY AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE PROPELLER. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.