20071227831849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Deland, FL · December 27, 2007

Date
December 27, 2007 · 14:20 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
R2LS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N800JP
Reported as
Cessna 172R
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
114 total53 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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.

(-23) During VFR conditions with calm winds N800JP experienced a landing incident. The pilot in command was on a cross-country flight from fpr to ded. He reported that one of the passengers was feeling ill. He rushed the approach to landing in an attempt to get on the ground sooner. The PIC reported flying his final approach at approximately 15 knots faster then normal, and misjudging the flare. His first attempt to land resulted in one bounce and a subsequent go-around. His second attempt ended in 3 bounces prior to coming to a stop. The PIC reported the hard landing to the flight school which owned the aircraft. Post-flight inspection by an FAA airworthiness inspector noted nose landing gear damage and minor cracking to the firewall in the vicinity of nose gear attach points.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING VFR CONDITIONS WITH CALM WINDS N800JP EXPERIENCED A LANDING INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM FPR TO DED. HE REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS FEELING ILL. HE RUSHED THE APPROACH TO LANDING IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET ON THE GROUND SOONER. THE PIC REPORTED FLYING HIS FINAL APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS FASTER THEN NORMAL, AND MISJUDGING THE FLARE. HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN ONE BOUNCE AND A SUBSEQUENT GO-AROUND. HIS SECOND ATTEMPT ENDED IN 3 BOUNCES PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. THE PIC REPORTED THE HARD LANDING TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WHICH OWNED THE AIRCRAFT. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR NOTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE AND MINOR CRACKING TO THE FIREWALL IN THE VICINITY OF NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINTS.