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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Chesterfield, MO · July 18, 2016

Date: July 18, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place: Chesterfield, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: DFJS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N128RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA386
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 -L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 31 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N128RMRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8937 · Built 2001 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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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 was on first solo flight and she had made one solo traffic pattern, then on the second landing the aircraft ballooned with the flare, the student pilots competency on the flight controls resulted in a hard nose wheel landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The nose strut collapsed and resulted in damage to the firewall. Also propellor strike.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT WAS ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND SHE HAD MADE ONE SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN ON THE SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED WITH THE FLARE, THE STUDENT PILOTS COMPETENCY ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTED IN A HARD NOSE WHEEL LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. ALSO PROPELLOR STRIKE.

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 GAA16CA386Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChesterfield, MOThe student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the firewall.Jul 18, 2016 · Substantial damage