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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Sebring, FL · September 3, 2012

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Date
September 3, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9965P
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA560
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
69 total69 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days
N9965PRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10822 · Built 2008Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

09/03/2012: 09:00LT student pilot departed lakeland airport to conduct a solo cross-country flight as part of his flight training program. The pilot experienced no mechanical problems during the flight in VFR conditions. The pilot navigated by means of pilotage and use of the garmin 1000 equipment to conduct his flight to the planned destination. The pilot overflew the airport to observe traffic and announce his intentions to land on active runway 36.the pilot flared too high which resulted in a bounced landing. Not realizing that any damaged had occurred the pilot taxied back to the active runway and departed for the return trip to lakeland airport. The student pilot landed at lakeland airport without further incident. During a post flight inspection damage to the propeller was found and the director of maintenance discovered further damage to the firewall, cabin deck, the tunnel containing the control cables connecting the yokes to the flight controls, as well as the elevator travel restriction caused by the sheet metal work damage surrounding the control cables.

As the FAA filed it

09/03/2012: 09:00LT STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED LAKELAND AIRPORT TO CONDUCT A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AS PART OF HIS FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM.THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING THE FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT NAVIGATED BY MEANS OF PILOTAGE AND USE OF THE GARMIN 1000 EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT HIS FLIGHT TO THE PLANNED DESTINATION.THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC AND ANNOUNCE HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON ACTIVE RUNWAY 36.THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. NOT REALIZING THAT ANY DAMAGED HAD OCCURRED THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO LAKELAND AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT LAKELAND AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.DURING A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND AND THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, CABIN DECK, THE TUNNEL CONTAINING THE CONTROL CABLES CONNECTING THE YOKES TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, AS WELL AS THE ELEVATOR TRAVEL RESTRICTION CAUSED BY THE SHEET METAL WORK DAMAGE SURROUNDING THE CONTROL CABLES.

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 ERA12CA560Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSebring, FLThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 3, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9965P · 1

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

Incident 20200815012919ILanding: Touchdown · Lakeland, FLThe airman, [privacy data omitted], a foreign national and student of international aviation academy out of Lakeland, FL, rented a Cessna 172, registration N9965P, serial number [privacy data omitted] for solo flights to build time. [privacy data omitted] Was…Aug 15, 2020 · Minor damage