# Accident 20140411005679A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Leesburg, FL, April 11, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8225° N, 81.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8225&lon=-81.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7032E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7032E-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 55 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140411005679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS ON A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  UPON LANDING AT HIS SECOND POINT OF ARRIVAL (LEE), HE APPARENTLY FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEADING TO A BOUNCE, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND HARD LANDING ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR.  THE NOSE STRUT FAILED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE NOSE WHEEL/FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE STRUT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE MAINS AND THE NOSE.  THE PROPELLER BLADES BOTH STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA197), Apr 11, 2014: Cessna 162 (N7032E), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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