# Accident 20161224020329A: Cessna 172S, Palm Coast, FL, December 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.4683° N, 81.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4683&lon=-81.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1289Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1289Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161224020329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DECEMBER 24, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 09.30 AM LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING N1289Y, A CESSNA 172S, DURING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 AT THE FLAGLER EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FLORIDA,  (FIN).

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER BLADES, FIREWALL, NOSEGEAR AND FLIGHT CONTROLS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DESPITE THE DAMAGE, THE STUDENT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP.

THE STUDENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT  WAS FOUND TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION.

VMC CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WITH THE WINDS FROM 360 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA104), Dec 24, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1289Y), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoise.

## Other reports on N1289Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20161103023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161103023129I), Nov 3, 2016: Cessna 172S (N1289Y), Flagler, FL, No damage. N1289Y veered off the taxiway onto the grass and hit a taxiway light causing damage to the airport taxiway light.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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