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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Phoenix, AZ · April 5, 2002

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Date
April 5, 2002 · 18:45 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3512T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA133
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
7,087 total10 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N3512TRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8883Airframe modelCessna 172S

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(.4) The pilot said that everything was fine through the traffic pattern to the flare for landing. The pilot said, "during flare, blinded momentarily by sunlight, difficulties to judge altitude above rwy (runway) correctly. Flared too high." The pilot said he kept the nose the airplane up to protect the nosewheel. He said, "... Speed bled off ... Resulting in heavy bumps onto the rwy together with stall warning. The pilot said that after 3 or 4 bumps, the airplane stayed on the runway. The pilot then taxied to the ramp. The pilot concluded, "I simply landed the airplane too high due to the lighting conditions and my landing picture based on my experience landing an Airbus A340." The pilot also concluded in recommendations he provided that he get more landings "to get the right picture during (the) flare." A post-acciden examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. (-23) pilot made hard landing resulting in substantial damage to aircraft propeller, nose gear, firewall, lower floor panels, center column structure and lower forward fuselage area.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE THROUGH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE FLARE FOR LANDING. THE PILOT SAID, "DURING FLARE, BLINDED MOMENTARILY BY SUNLIGHT, DIFFICULTIES TO JUDGE ALTITUDE ABOVE RWY (RUNWAY) CORRECTLY. FLARED TOO HIGH." THE PILOT SAID HE KEPT THE NOSE THE AIRPLANE UP TO PROTECT THE NOSEWHEEL. HE SAID, "... SPEED BLED OFF ... RESULTING IN HEAVY BUMPS ONTO THE RWY TOGETHER WITH STALL WARNING. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER 3 OR 4 BUMPS, THE AIRPLANE STAYED ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT CONCLUDED, "I SIMPLY LANDED THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH DUE TO THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND MY LANDING PICTURE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE LANDING AN AIRBUS A340." THE PILOT ALSO CONCLUDED IN RECOMMENDATIONS HE PROVIDED THAT HE GET MORE LANDINGS "TO GET THE RIGHT PICTURE DURING (THE) FLARE." A POST-ACCIDEN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) PILOT MADE HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, LOWER FLOOR PANELS, CENTER COLUMN STRUCTURE AND LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA.

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 LAX02LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhoenix, AZthe pilot flaring the airplane too high above the runway causing a stall and resulting in the hard landing. Factors relating to the accident were the light conditions (dusk) and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.Apr 5, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3512T · 1

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

Incident 20070131000599IClimb · Kissimmee, FL(-23) During climb on an instructional flight aircraft struck a large bird. Aircraft returned to the airport.Jan 31, 2007 · Minor damage