What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 26, 2018 at approximately 1430 local time, a student pilot privacy data omitted was piloting a Cessna 172R at Salina, Kansas (sln). The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the 2nd to last landing the pilot hit hard. Main wheels hit first and then the pilot added power and the nose hit hard again before going around. The pilot regained control of the aircraft took off and stayed in the traffic pattern. The pilot decided to do another touch and go. According to the pilot the second landing was bumpy, but not as bad as the first landing. At this point the pilot decided to transition to a full stop and call it a day
The pilot taxied back to the k-state ramp and was concerned about the nose gear after such a hard hit. The pilot glanced at the prop and mentioned it seemed to be fine.
The airman mentioned the incident to the CFI working flight operations and was told it was not a big deal and he was being dramatic. The student pilot wanted to write a discrepancy but was unsure because he did not notice damage. The student pilot was confused on what to write so nothing was written up or reported at this time.
The airman and only soul on board the aircraft at the time of this incident did not sustain any injuries. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the airport at the time of the accident.
Pictures were taken of the aircraft on October 29, 2018 and forwarded to the overseeing flight standards district office.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 26, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING A CESSNA 172R AT SALINA, KANSAS (SLN). THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE 2ND TO LAST LANDING THE PILOT HIT HARD. MAIN WHEELS HIT FIRST AND THEN THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND THE NOSE HIT HARD AGAIN BEFORE GOING AROUND. THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE SECOND LANDING WAS BUMPY, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE FIRST LANDING. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO TRANSITION TO A FULL STOP AND CALL IT A DAY
THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE K-STATE RAMP AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOSE GEAR AFTER SUCH A HARD HIT. THE PILOT GLANCED AT THE PROP AND MENTIONED IT SEEMED TO BE FINE.
THE AIRMAN MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO THE CFI WORKING FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL AND HE WAS BEING DRAMATIC. THE STUDENT PILOT WANTED TO WRITE A DISCREPANCY BUT WAS UNSURE BECAUSE HE DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONFUSED ON WHAT TO WRITE SO NOTHING WAS WRITTEN UP OR REPORTED AT THIS TIME.
THE AIRMAN AND ONLY SOUL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT ON OCTOBER 29, 2018 AND FORWARDED TO THE OVERSEEING FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.