20031021032399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Melbourne, FL · October 21, 2003

Date: October 21, 2003 · 12:45 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Airport: Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N734JT
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04CA009
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 119 total107 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N734JTRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2009 · Cessna 172NS/N 17268896 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine 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.

(-23) During landing on runway 04 at mlb the pilot bounced off the runway 4 times, on the 4th bounce the aircraft climbed to approximately 50 feet above the runway, at that point the pilot added full power and retracted the flaps to zero. The aircraft stalled and went nose down to the left, ending up off in the grass on the left side of the runway. The nose gear was knocked completely off, the firewall was damaged, and the aircraft frame was buckled aft of the cargo door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT MLB THE PILOT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY 4 TIMES, ON THE 4TH BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT NOSE DOWN TO THE LEFT, ENDING UP OFF IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS KNOCKED COMPLETELY OFF, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FRAME WAS BUCKLED AFT OF THE CARGO DOOR.

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 MIA04CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMelbourne, FLInadvertent full retraction of the flaps, while recovering from a bounced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with terrain.Oct 21, 2003 · Substantial damage