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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Durant, OK · April 27, 2016

Date: April 27, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Durant, OK
Airport: Durant Regional - Eaker Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35387
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA208
Reported as: Cessna 172R
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 62 total62 in this make and model

N35387Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17281100 · Built 2002 Airframe modelCessna 172R 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.

The flight was a private pilot practical test for the student. A DPE applicant was in the right seat. An FAA inspector was observing the DPE applicant from the back seat.

They had completed the high work and were returning to Durant regional airport for the landing operations. Durant was landing runway 17 and the wind was reported as 240 at approx. 7 knots. The 1st approach was ?rough? And the student elected to go around. On the second approach the student chopped the power about 10-15 feet off the runway. DPE applicant tried to arrest the landing with power, but the aircraft bounced on the mains and he landed the aircraft with power just after. The aircraft was taxied to the flight school and a hard landing was reported.

As they debriefed the failed practical, maintenance pulled the cowling and discovered the firewall was wrinkled just above the nose landing gear attachment bracket.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST FOR THE STUDENT. A DPE APPLICANT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT. AN FAA INSPECTOR WAS OBSERVING THE DPE APPLICANT FROM THE BACK SEAT.

THEY HAD COMPLETED THE HIGH WORK AND WERE RETURNING TO DURANT REGIONAL AIRPORT FOR THE LANDING OPERATIONS. DURANT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 17 AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 240 AT APPROX. 7 KNOTS. THE 1ST APPROACH WAS ?ROUGH? AND THE STUDENT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE STUDENT CHOPPED THE POWER ABOUT 10-15 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. DPE APPLICANT TRIED TO ARREST THE LANDING WITH POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE MAINS AND HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH POWER JUST AFTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND A HARD LANDING WAS REPORTED.

AS THEY DEBRIEFED THE FAILED PRACTICAL, MAINTENANCE PULLED THE COWLING AND DISCOVERED THE FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED JUST ABOVE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET.

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 GAA16CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDurant, OKThe pilot candidate's incorrect action performance by pulling the throttle off early and the subsequent failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.Apr 27, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N35387 · 2

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

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