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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · St Augustine, FL · September 25, 2019

Date: September 25, 2019 · 14:31 local
Place: St Augustine, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N309BR
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA590
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N309BRRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8101 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot on cross country solo flight. Hard landing runway 31 at taxiway B2, with blown nose tire and propeller strike. Substantial damage to the aircraft. The nose gear is crooked from the hard landing. The nose gear firewall attach fitting has sheared rivets. The firewall has a large tear (approx. 1 foot)and crumbled severely above nose gear attach point. Floor boards below the rudder pedals, both sides, crumbled.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. HARD LANDING RUNWAY 31 AT TAXIWAY B2, WITH BLOWN NOSE TIRE AND PROPELLER STRIKE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR IS CROOKED FROM THE HARD LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR FIREWALL ATTACH FITTING HAS SHEARED RIVETS. THE FIREWALL HAS A LARGE TEAR (APPROX. 1 FOOT)AND CRUMBLED SEVERELY ABOVE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINT. FLOOR BOARDS BELOW THE RUDDER PEDALS, BOTH SIDES, CRUMBLED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA19CA590Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSt. Augustine, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard landing.Sep 25, 2019 · Substantial damage