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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Santa Barbara, CA · July 17, 2013

Date: July 17, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N971TA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA332
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: 57 total57 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N971TARegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9170 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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On 7/17/2013 the student pilot on a solo cross country from sna to sba porpoised and bounced on touch down at sba causing the propeller to strike the runway bending the propeller and causing firewall damage. The damage was not known or reported until the aircraft returned to sna on 7/17/2013 and the aircraft was pushed back into its tie down at sna. A passer by assited the pilot push back the aircraft and it was at that time the passer by noticed the damage and informed the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/17/2013 THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM SNA TO SBA PORPOISED AND BOUNCED ON TOUCH DOWN AT SBA CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY BENDING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING FIREWALL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT KNOWN OR REPORTED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SNA ON 7/17/2013 AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK INTO ITS TIE DOWN AT SNA. A PASSER BY ASSITED THE PILOT PUSH BACK THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THE PASSER BY NOTICED THE DAMAGE AND INFORMED THE PILOT.

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 WPR13CA332Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanta Barbra, CAThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 17, 2013 · Substantial damage