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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Deland, FL · May 9, 2014

Date: May 9, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place: Deland, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N493ER
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA230
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,098 total271 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The flight instructor and student were practicing short field landings at Deland airport. While on short final, the airplane began to sink and the flight instructor advised the student to apply "full power." The student thought the instructor said "pull power" and reduced power to idle causing the aircraft to impact the runway and bounce back into the air. The flight instructor took the controls, aborted the landing, returned to daytona and landed without further incident.

A subsequent inspection of the aircraft by maintenance personnel revealed substantial damage to the nose gear assembly and firewall.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS AT DELAND AIRPORT. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADVISED THE STUDENT TO APPLY "FULL POWER." THE STUDENT THOUGHT THE INSTRUCTOR SAID "PULL POWER" AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, ABORTED THE LANDING, RETURNED TO DAYTONA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND FIREWALL.

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 ERA14CA230Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeland, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot resulting in abnormal runway contact and damage to the airplane.May 9, 2014 · Substantial damage