What happened
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N907JW is a 2006 Cessna 172S owned and operated by palm beach flight training co of Lantana, FL. The standard normal utility a/w date is 3 oct 2006 and the valid certificate issue/expiration date is 3 nov 2006/31 oct 2021.
The purpose of the flight was training (private pilot maneuvers) and the event happened during the third touchdown. The pilot was on final approach for runway 16. The winds were 140 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 15. The airplane was in landing configuration and the pilot was ready to complete a normal landing. Upon touchdown the aircraft porpoised, so the pilot added a little bit of power in an attempt to smooth out the landing but the aircraft porpoised again. The pilot initiated a go-around however the aircraft did not accelerate enough before it contacted the runway. The pilot made a call on the CTAF of the disabled aircraft on the runway and called palm beach flight training for assistance. The pilot was not injured nor did the incident cause injury or damage to other people/facilities.
As the FAA filed it
N907JW IS A 2006 CESSNA 172S OWNED AND OPERATED BY PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING CO OF LANTANA, FL. THE STANDARD NORMAL UTILITY A/W DATE IS 3 OCT 2006 AND THE VALID CERTIFICATE ISSUE/EXPIRATION DATE IS 3 NOV 2006/31 OCT 2021.
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TRAINING (PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS) AND THE EVENT HAPPENED DURING THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 16. THE WINDS WERE 140 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15. THE AIRPLANE WAS IN LANDING CONFIGURATION AND THE PILOT WAS READY TO COMPLETE A NORMAL LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, SO THE PILOT ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO SMOOTH OUT THE LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AGAIN. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH BEFORE IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A CALL ON THE CTAF OF THE DISABLED AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND CALLED PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING FOR ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED NOR DID THE INCIDENT CAUSE INJURY OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PEOPLE/FACILITIES.
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