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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Sarasota, FL · November 8, 2016

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Date
November 8, 2016 · 12:19 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Sarasota
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
X5QS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2272C
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA065
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total50 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N2272CRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9954 · Built 2005Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine 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.

Student pilot on third solo flight experienced a hard landing on runway 04.

Pilot elected to go around and landed uneventfully.

Pilot taxied to the ramp and after shutting the aircraft down realized the nose tire was flat and there was propeller damage.

Pilot did not report any mechanical issue with the aircraft in flight or on the approach.

Inspection revealed propeller damage, nose tire damage, substantial firewall damage, lower forward fuselage damage, and cockpit floor damage under rudder pedals.

Flight control continuity revealed binding in the elevator control, most likely caused by lower fuselage impact damage.

Airport operations personnel on the ground reported hearing the prop strike on first landing and observed the aircraft complete a go around. They reported it to srq tower and followed the aircraft to the ramp after landing to report the observed flat tire.

Annual date 03/16/2016

100 Hour 10/26/2016

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON THIRD SOLO FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 04.

PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND AFTER SHUTTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN REALIZED THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THERE WAS PROPELLER DAMAGE.

PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT OR ON THE APPROACH.

INSPECTION REVEALED PROPELLER DAMAGE, NOSE TIRE DAMAGE, SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE, LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE DAMAGE, AND COCKPIT FLOOR DAMAGE UNDER RUDDER PEDALS.

FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY REVEALED BINDING IN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY LOWER FUSELAGE IMPACT DAMAGE.

AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND REPORTED HEARING THE PROP STRIKE ON FIRST LANDING AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETE A GO AROUND. THEY REPORTED IT TO SRQ TOWER AND FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING TO REPORT THE OBSERVED FLAT TIRE.

ANNUAL DATE 03/16/2016

100 HOUR 10/26/2016

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 GAA17CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSarasota, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Nov 8, 2016 · Substantial damage