20110213001869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lancaster, CA · February 13, 2011

Date: February 13, 2011 · 09:30 local
Place: Lancaster, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N31FC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11CA152
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total101 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

N31FCRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 46140 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While performing a short field landing the student retarded the throttle suddenly and they experienced a hard landing. The flight instructor did not react quickly enough to prevent the hard landing. The damage consisted of bending and missing rivets in the firewall, and damage to the nose wheel and rim.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING THE STUDENT RETARDED THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY AND THEY EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HARD LANDING.THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BENDING AND MISSING RIVETS IN THE FIREWALL, AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIM.

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 WPR11CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLancaster, CAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action.Feb 13, 2011 · Substantial damage