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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Camarillo, CA · April 20, 2016

Date: April 20, 2016 · 11:45 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6616D
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA202
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 41 total41 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N6616DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272903 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The student pilot was on his first solo with his instructor supervising. On the second landing the student approached the runway fast with a high sink rate and bounced. The student then mismanaged the flight controls and allowed the aircraft to porpoise. After several porpoise cycles the nose strut failed and the aircraft stopped on the runway. The aircraft was able to taxi clear of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISING. ON THE SECOND LANDING THE STUDENT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY FAST WITH A HIGH SINK RATE AND BOUNCED. THE STUDENT THEN MISMANAGED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE. AFTER SEVERAL PORPOISE CYCLES THE NOSE STRUT FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY.

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 GAA16CA202Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCamarillo, CAThe student pilot's incorrect pitch control input, resulting in a porpoise during landing and substantial damage to the airplane's firewall.Apr 20, 2016 · Substantial damage