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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Mount Sterling, KY · December 9, 2000

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Date
December 9, 2000 · 13:00 local
Place
Mount Sterling, KY
Airport
Montgomery County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80854
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01LA055
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total32 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N80854Registration cancelled May 31, 2006 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266773 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)On December 9, 2000, about 1300 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N80854, was substantially damaged while landing at the Montgomery County Airport (iob), Mount Sterling, Kentucky. The certificated student pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The student pilot departed iob solo about 1230, to practice takeoffs and landings. The student pilot stated that while landing on runway 03, in the flare, "...the plane ballooned and I did not correct for it." He added that the nose gear struck the runway, and the airplane "porpoised." The airplane then traveled off the left side of the runway. The nose gear dug into the grass, and the airplane came to rest inverted. The student pilot reported that he had approximately 56 hours of total flight experience; of which, about 20 hours were solo experience. The reported winds at iob, at 1245, were 090 degrees at 6 knots. (-23)student pilot failed execute necessary control during solo landing practice. He struck the runway, propoised and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON DECEMBER 9, 2000, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N80854, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT (IOB), MOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED IOB SOLO ABOUT 1230, TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 03, IN THE FLARE, "...THE PLANE BALLOONED AND I DID NOT CORRECT FOR IT." HE ADDED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE "PORPOISED." THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GRASS, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 56 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; OF WHICH, ABOUT 20 HOURS WERE SOLO EXPERIENCE. THE REPORTED WINDS AT IOB, AT 1245, WERE 090 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. (-23)STUDENT PILOT FAILED EXECUTE NECESSARY CONTROL DURING SOLO LANDING PRACTICE. HE STRUCK THE RUNWAY, PROPOISED AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC01LA055Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMount Sterling, KYThe student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.Dec 9, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80854 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19981209039689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Morehead, KY(23) Pilot landed 45-50% down a 2600' runway. Pilot stated that he thought of go around, then changed his mind. Aircraft ran off end of runway damaging the aircraft.Dec 9, 1998 · Minor damage