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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Sarasota, FL · March 30, 2010

Date
March 30, 2010 · 15:10 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21394
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA200
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
30 total30 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Started on his solo cross flight to sebring, Florida. When he leveled off at 3,500 feet MSL he decided to return to Sarasota, Florida because of turbulence. While on approximately a mile final approach to runway 32, ATC instructed privacy data omitted to break off the approach to the north and enter a left downwind for runway 22, as a falcon jet behind him was overtaking. privacy data omitted Followed ATC instructions and was too high to land on runway 22. ATC instructed him to make a low approach to runway 22 and then vectored him back to the downwind to runway 32. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced and started to porpoise. Directional control was lost and the aircraft came to rest with the nosewheel off the right side of the runway. ATC instructed privacy data omitted that CFR was on the way and for him to remain in the airplane. No fire. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STARTED ON HIS SOLO CROSS FLIGHT TO SEBRING, FLORIDA. WHEN HE LEVELED OFF AT 3,500 FEET MSL HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO SARASOTA, FLORIDA BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE. WHILE ON APPROXIMATELY A MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, ATC INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO BREAK OFF THE APPROACH TO THE NORTH AND ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 22, AS A FALCON JET BEHIND HIM WAS OVERTAKING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOLLOWED ATC INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS TOO HIGH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22. ATC INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A LOW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AND THEN VECTORED HIM BACK TO THE DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 32. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND STARTED TO PORPOISE. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSEWHEEL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ATC INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT CFR WAS ON THE WAY AND FOR HIM TO REMAIN IN THE AIRPLANE. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.