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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Payson, AZ · May 7, 2007

Date: May 7, 2007 · 09:15 local
Place: Payson, AZ
Airport: Payson Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N533ER
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07CA171
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 131 total130 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N533ERRegistration cancelled Sep 11, 2008 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9137 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On may 7, 2007, at approximately 0915 MST, N533ER, a Cessna 172-S, with the pilot privacy data omitted, a student pilot, performing as pilot-in-command, sustained substantial damage while attempting to land at the Payson Airport (pan). The student states that he was on his first solo cross country from prescott, Arizona. The student states that as he was attempting to land on runway 24, he did not have a stabilized approach and was too fast on final. The student states that he allowed the aircraft to land hard on the nose wheel and subsequently the propeller struck the runway. The nose wheel displaced forward and the aircraft continued to bounce down the runway having multiple prop strikes. The aircraft came to rest on an adjacent taxiway in an upright position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose wheel assembly, propeller, and engine firewall. The lone occupant was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 7, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 MST, N533ER, A CESSNA 172-S, WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, PERFORMING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE PAYSON AIRPORT (PAN). THE STUDENT STATES THAT HE WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE STUDENT STATES THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24, HE DID NOT HAVE A STABILIZED APPROACH AND WAS TOO FAST ON FINAL. THE STUDENT STATES THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL DISPLACED FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BOUNCE DOWN THE RUNWAY HAVING MULTIPLE PROP STRIKES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE LONE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED.

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 LAX07CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPayson, AZThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, excessive airspeed on final approach, and failure to execute a go-around resulting in a misjudged flare and hard landing.May 7, 2007 · Substantial damage