20140127001129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Immokalee, FL · January 27, 2014

Date: January 27, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Immokalee, FL
Airport: Immokalee Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: X44S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N21670
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA109
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: 25 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N21670Registered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9709 · Built 2004 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine 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.

Student pilot was performing his third solo landing at kimm (Immokalee, Florida) runway 18. During the VFR approach, just before the final flair, a gust of wind pushed the aircraft to the left, the pilot corrected and brought the aircraft back to center. The aircraft landed hard on the main gear followed by the nose gear and then bounced twice before the gear was firmly on the ground.

One blade of the propeller was bent, the firewall was damaged as was the cockpit floor around the pedestal. There is also evidence the structure behind the main gear was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS THIRD SOLO LANDING AT KIMM (IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA) RUNWAY 18. DURING THE VFR APPROACH, JUST BEFORE THE FINAL FLAIR, A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT CORRECTED AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR AND THEN BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE THE GEAR WAS FIRMLY ON THE GROUND.

ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED AS WAS THE COCKPIT FLOOR AROUND THE PEDESTAL. THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE THE STRUCTURE BEHIND THE MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED.

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 ERA14CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportImmokalee, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jan 27, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N21670 · 2

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

Accident 20140914019099ALanding: Approach · Naples, FLOn September 14, 2014 aircraft N21670 s/n 172S9709 a Cessna 172 returning to Naples from a student solo cross-country flight. Upon landing at Naples the student reported to the instructor she had a hard landing. After notification aircraft was pulled from…Sep 14, 2014 · Substantial damage Accident 20050824020859ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Savannah, GA(-23) During an instructional flight, the student pilot (sp) was conducting a landing. The instructor pilot (ip) said everything was normal on the approach. As the sp flared the aircraft to land, the aircraft drifted to the right of the centerline. The…Aug 24, 2005 · Substantial damage