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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Oxford, NC · August 13, 2014

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Date: August 13, 2014 · 11:00 local
Place: Oxford, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8432U
Reported as: Cessna 172F
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total70 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N8432URegistered now · Cessna 172FS/N 17252332 · Built 1964 Airframe modelCessna 172F Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot made a hard landing. According to a witness he heard a loud crash and the sound of screeching tires on the pavement. Witness noticed the aircraft bouncing upward 6 to 8 feet over the runway at approximately 1500 feet from the threshold of runway 24. The pilot tried to correct with an inappropriate use of the left aileron, the airplane dropped to the runway nose first and continued porpoising down the runway. The aircraft was significantly damaged at the lower engine firewall and the right wing leading edge (stall kit installed).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS HE HEARD A LOUD CRASH AND THE SOUND OF SCREECHING TIRES ON THE PAVEMENT. WITNESS NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING UPWARD 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THE LEFT AILERON, THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST AND CONTINUED PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AT THE LOWER ENGINE FIREWALL AND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE (STALL KIT INSTALLED).