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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Delta, UT · August 30, 2016

Date
August 30, 2016 · 11:00 local
Place
Delta, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734AV
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA496
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total37 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Student pilot carried excessive speed during final approach, leading to porpoising during landing and an eventual hard landing. This caused a propeller strike and damage to the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CARRIED EXCESSIVE SPEED DURING FINAL APPROACH, LEADING TO PORPOISING DURING LANDING AND AN EVENTUAL HARD LANDING. THIS CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.