What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 24, 2008, at 1000 EDT ,a Cessna 172S, N716SP, registered to N80FT inc, experienced a hard landing and prop strike while landing at Kissimmee airport after a part 91 local flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aicraft sustained substantial damage and the student pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. The flight originated at Kissimmee, Florida on may 24, 2008 at 0930 hours. The pilot stated that the was on his fifth touch-and-go landing and the aircraft dropped down suddenly after he flared for landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 24, 2008, AT 1000 EDT ,A CESSNA 172S, N716SP, REGISTERED TO N80FT INC, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT KISSIMMEE AIRPORT AFTER A PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA ON MAY 24, 2008 AT 0930 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WAS ON HIS FIFTH TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED DOWN SUDDENLY AFTER HE FLARED FOR LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N716SP · 1
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