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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Centre, AL · February 3, 2008

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Date
February 3, 2008 · 11:12 local
Place
Centre, AL
Airport
Centre Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N203GT
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total53 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N203GTRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272403 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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) On February 3, 2008, a student pilot from yellow jacket flying club departed kfty on his initial cross country solo flight. VMC conditions prevailed. According to the student pilot, he had a hard landing at Centre, AL (C22) causing the aircraft to bounce three times. He then taxied the aircraft off the runway and parked. The nose tire was flat and he called his CFI to tell him what had occurred. Maintenance replaced the nose tire at the scene. The firewall damage was discovered after the aircraft was flown to kennesaw, GA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2008, A STUDENT PILOT FROM YELLOW JACKET FLYING CLUB DEPARTED KFTY ON HIS INITIAL CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE HAD A HARD LANDING AT CENTRE, AL (C22) CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES. HE THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND PARKED. THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT AND HE CALLED HIS CFI TO TELL HIM WHAT HAD OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE TIRE AT THE SCENE. THE FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO KENNESAW, GA.