20170530005099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · El Cajon, CA · May 30, 2017

Date
May 30, 2017 · 12:19 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
S4DS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N483SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA312
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0-360-B1E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total39 in this make and model36 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 on a supervised solo touch-and-go flew high and fast on landing attempt which resulted in a flat landing and pilot induced oscillation upon touch down. The nose gear impact with the runway caused firewall damage and frame damage inside the cockpit area which reduced control wheel movement and travel. Student pilot stated that the aircraft nose gear contacted the ground first which resulted in the aircraft bouncing 4 or 5 times with aircraft bouncing higher each time. The pilot executed a go-around and landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON A SUPERVISED SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO FLEW HIGH AND FAST ON LANDING ATTEMPT WHICH RESULTED IN A FLAT LANDING AND PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION UPON TOUCH DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSED FIREWALL DAMAGE AND FRAME DAMAGE INSIDE THE COCKPIT AREA WHICH REDUCED CONTROL WHEEL MOVEMENT AND TRAVEL. STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING 4 OR 5 TIMES WITH AIRCRAFT BOUNCING HIGHER EACH TIME. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

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