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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Batavia, OH · July 13, 2018

Date: July 13, 2018 · 15:00 local
Place: Batavia, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12064
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA425
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 215 total10 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N12064Registered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9839 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 13, 2018, N12064 a CE-172 was involved in an accident at clermont county airport (I69) during landing. The flight was conducted by a student pilot during a solo flight. During a landing on runway 22 the aircraft initially touched down, but due to excessive speed, bounced approximately ten feet back into the air. The pilot proceeded to push forward on the yoke to prevent the aircraft from bouncing. This resulted in the nose wheel striking the runway prior to the main wheels. According to the pilot, the aircraft bounced a couple more times before coming to a stop on the runway and pulling off on the taxiway. The pilot then elected to taxi back to the runway for another takeoff and landing. According to observers, the second landing was ?hard?. The pilot taxied to the parking spot and shut down. While securing the aircraft the pilot noticed damage to the propeller and buckling of the underside of the fuselage as well as nose gear damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 13, 2018, N12064 A CE-172 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) DURING LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY A STUDENT PILOT DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN, BUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO PUSH FORWARD ON THE YOKE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM BOUNCING. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE WHEEL STRIKING THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE MAIN WHEELS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND PULLING OFF ON THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING. ACCORDING TO OBSERVERS, THE SECOND LANDING WAS ?HARD?. THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE PARKING SPOT AND SHUT DOWN. WHILE SECURING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BUCKLING OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

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 GAA18CA425Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBatavia, OHThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 13, 2018 · Substantial damage