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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · New Braunfels, TX · May 22, 2018

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Date
May 22, 2018 · 09:00 local
Place
New Braunfels, TX
Airport
New Braunfels Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
1X0S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N764AA
Reported as
Cessna 172 M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N764AARegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17265624 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 was on solo flight lesson #9 at New Braunfels airport New Braunfels, Texas. Student had a hard landing on first solo circuit. According to student he flared too much then over corrected causing aircraft to slam onto runway and cause a propeller strike then bouncing 3 more times before returning to normal taxi. Landing force caused aircraft firewall to buckle.

Root cause of accident attributed to students overall lack of flying experience.

Student elected to terminate remaining solo circuits and return to hanger. No injury to student was reported.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SOLO FLIGHT LESSON #9 AT NEW BRAUNFELS AIRPORT NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. STUDENT HAD A HARD LANDING ON FIRST SOLO CIRCUIT. ACCORDING TO STUDENT HE FLARED TOO MUCH THEN OVER CORRECTED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SLAM ONTO RUNWAY AND CAUSE A PROPELLER STRIKE THEN BOUNCING 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL TAXI. LANDING FORCE CAUSED AIRCRAFT FIREWALL TO BUCKLE.

ROOT CAUSE OF ACCIDENT ATTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS OVERALL LACK OF FLYING EXPERIENCE.

STUDENT ELECTED TO TERMINATE REMAINING SOLO CIRCUITS AND RETURN TO HANGER. NO INJURY TO STUDENT WAS REPORTED.