What happened
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(-23) Student pilot rented a CE-172 from a "non 141" school to practice "solo" landings. On the first approach to rny 22 @ cdw, he stated he was "high" crossing the numbers" and reduced power. The aircraft made a hard landing, bouncing several times, bending the propeller and damaging the nose gear. The bulkhead was damaged. Airman's logbook noted 7 flight hours in the last 90 days, of which 2.6 was a "sight-seeing" flight with instructor over the grand canyon. Actual "training hours" are 4.9 with the last dedicated pattern work on February 5, 2005. (He had logged one-flight-a-month since January 2005). Airman started flying on July 2003 with intermittent "starts and stops" changing instructors and schools. He stated he had no particular time line in mind to attain his private pilot license. The owner of the flight school stated that the dispatcher (a flight instructor) should not have rented the a/c to privacy data omitted. A review of his previous activity would have revealed that the student would have needed a "warm up."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT RENTED A CE-172 FROM A "NON 141" SCHOOL TO PRACTICE "SOLO" LANDINGS. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO RNY 22 @ CDW, HE STATED HE WAS "HIGH" CROSSING THE NUMBERS" AND REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES, BENDING THE PROPELLER AND DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. THE BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED. AIRMAN'S LOGBOOK NOTED 7 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, OF WHICH 2.6 WAS A "SIGHT-SEEING" FLIGHT WITH INSTRUCTOR OVER THE GRAND CANYON. ACTUAL "TRAINING HOURS" ARE 4.9 WITH THE LAST DEDICATED PATTERN WORK ON FEBRUARY 5, 2005. (HE HAD LOGGED ONE-FLIGHT-A-MONTH SINCE JANUARY 2005). AIRMAN STARTED FLYING ON JULY 2003 WITH INTERMITTENT "STARTS AND STOPS" CHANGING INSTRUCTORS AND SCHOOLS. HE STATED HE HAD NO PARTICULAR TIME LINE IN MIND TO ATTAIN HIS PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE. THE OWNER OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL STATED THAT THE DISPATCHER (A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) SHOULD NOT HAVE RENTED THE A/C TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A REVIEW OF HIS PREVIOUS ACTIVITY WOULD HAVE REVEALED THAT THE STUDENT WOULD HAVE NEEDED A "WARM UP."
NTSB investigation
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