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FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Lakeland, FL · March 7, 2018

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Date
March 7, 2018 · 09:30 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
TN4S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2221R
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA151
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
69 total69 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days
N2221RRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280681 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot reported the following: purpose of flight was solo pattern work at klal. Weather briefing obtained from ATIS before takeoff and wins were at 340/10 gusting 15. After takeoff and once established on the downwind for runway 27, pilot received a weather update. Pilot indicated once turning into final the winds got very powerful and felt like the aircraft would flip because of the powerful winds and called it to a full stop as he knew the winds are too strong and out of his capacity and performance minimums, pilot stated he tried his best to fight it and had a stabilized approach but when I got to short final his airspeed increased and still experienced a very heavy and powerful crosswind that was very hard to fight. Pilot mentioned he was focused on taking it to the ground as safely as possible. Pilot then kept his focus on taking it to the ground and came in flat as he touched down. Pilot explained he bounced a couple of times without knowing he damaged the aircraft and taxied back to the academy ramp. Inspection of the airplane revealed the prop struck the runway and the nose gear attach point had caused structural damage to the aircraft forward bulkhead and lower skin.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS SOLO PATTERN WORK AT KLAL. WEATHER BRIEFING OBTAINED FROM ATIS BEFORE TAKEOFF AND WINS WERE AT 340/10 GUSTING 15. AFTER TAKEOFF AND ONCE ESTABLISHED ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27, PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER UPDATE. PILOT INDICATED ONCE TURNING INTO FINAL THE WINDS GOT VERY POWERFUL AND FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WOULD FLIP BECAUSE OF THE POWERFUL WINDS AND CALLED IT TO A FULL STOP AS HE KNEW THE WINDS ARE TOO STRONG AND OUT OF HIS CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE MINIMUMS, PILOT STATED HE TRIED HIS BEST TO FIGHT IT AND HAD A STABILIZED APPROACH BUT WHEN I GOT TO SHORT FINAL HIS AIRSPEED INCREASED AND STILL EXPERIENCED A VERY HEAVY AND POWERFUL CROSSWIND THAT WAS VERY HARD TO FIGHT. PILOT MENTIONED HE WAS FOCUSED ON TAKING IT TO THE GROUND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. PILOT THEN KEPT HIS FOCUS ON TAKING IT TO THE GROUND AND CAME IN FLAT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN. PILOT EXPLAINED HE BOUNCED A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHOUT KNOWING HE DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED BACK TO THE ACADEMY RAMP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINT HAD CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD BULKHEAD AND LOWER SKIN.

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 GAA18CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLakeland, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing.Mar 7, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2221R · 1

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

Incident 20190121009489ITakeoff: Climb Out · Lakeland, FLCFI reports that upon departing lal runway 05 a flock of small birds flew across their path with one or two birds making contact with the aircraft. The CFI returned to lal, the aircraft was inspected and the planned instructional flight continued. The CFI did…Jan 21, 2019 · No damage