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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Mesa, AZ · May 2, 2016

Date: May 2, 2016 · 10:30 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Phoenix Gateway Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: OG5S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N509ND
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA219
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total68 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N509NDRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10950 · Built 2010 Airframe modelCessna 172S 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 pilot is a student from the republic of china: the narration as written by a third party: aircraft flared with excessive speed, impacted the runway with main gear and entered a porpoise landing breaking the nose strut on the 3rd or 4th oscillation. Aircraft departed the runway to the right and came to rest approximately 75 feet off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IS A STUDENT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA: THE NARRATION AS WRITTEN BY A THIRD PARTY: AIRCRAFT FLARED WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY WITH MAIN GEAR AND ENTERED A PORPOISE LANDING BREAKING THE NOSE STRUT ON THE 3RD OR 4TH OSCILLATION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET OFF 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 GAA16CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMesa, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in an abnormal runway contact, porpoise, nose gear collapse, runway excursion, and impact with terrain.May 2, 2016 · Substantial damage