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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · St Charles, MO · October 8, 2006

Date: October 8, 2006 · 16:30 local
Place: St Charles, MO
Airport: Charles Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DFJS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4775D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA004
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total37 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4775DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272357 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming O-320-H2ADReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot said he landed briefly, went airborne, came down and bounced back up two or three times. The last time he was airborne, he pulled back on the yoke and the plane pitched forward into the ground breaking the nose wheel off and damaging the propeller and firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT SAID HE LANDED BRIEFLY, WENT AIRBORNE, CAME DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK UP TWO OR THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME HE WAS AIRBORNE, HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE PLANE PITCHED FORWARD INTO THE GROUND BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND FIREWALL.

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 CHI07CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSt Charles, MOThe pilot's failure to properly judge the landing flare and his inadequate recovery from the resulting bounced landing. A contributing factor was the inadvertent pilot induced oscillation (porpoise) after initial runway contact.Oct 8, 2006 · Substantial damage