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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Lawrence, KS · March 10, 2010

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Date
March 10, 2010 · 14:30 local
Place
Lawrence, KS
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99HV
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA163
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N99HVRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10090 · Built 2005Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 10, 2010, at approximately 1430 local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing at the Lawrence municipal airport (klwc), Lawrence, Kansas. The aircraft involved in this accident is a Cessna CE-172-S, which is owned and operated by a local flight school. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) existed at the time of the accident, with calm winds favoring a landing on runway 33. This was the airman's 5th solo flight. During the first approach to landing, the airman indicated that the aircraft appeared to be slightly high on its glidepath and therefore elected to lower the aircraft's nose. The resultant lower pitch caused the aircraft to land in a level attitude, bounce and ultimately porpoise several times before rolling to a stop. Per the airman, a go around was not attempted upon recognition of a high glidepath or during the faulty landing. The airman further stated that the aircraft was inspected by a line personnel; no damage was noted. Additional stop and go landings were conducted by the student pilot following this inspection. Several days later, the aircraft owner/certificated mechanic discovered that the aircraft sustained substantial damage during this hard landing. The student pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 10, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM A HARD TOUCHDOWN, WHILE LANDING AT THE LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KLWC), LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT IS A CESSNA CE-172-S, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A LOCAL FLIGHT SCHOOL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WITH CALM WINDS FAVORING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 33. THIS WAS THE AIRMAN'S 5TH SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE FIRST APPROACH TO LANDING, THE AIRMAN INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGH ON ITS GLIDEPATH AND THEREFORE ELECTED TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE. THE RESULTANT LOWER PITCH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, BOUNCE AND ULTIMATELY PORPOISE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ROLLING TO A STOP. PER THE AIRMAN, A GO AROUND WAS NOT ATTEMPTED UPON RECOGNITION OF A HIGH GLIDEPATH OR DURING THE FAULTY LANDING. THE AIRMAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY A LINE PERSONNEL; NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. ADDITIONAL STOP AND GO LANDINGS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT FOLLOWING THIS INSPECTION. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/CERTIFICATED MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THIS HARD LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

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 CEN10CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawrence, KSThe student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to continue the approach instead of going around.Mar 10, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N99HV · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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