# Accident 20191226020599A: Cessna 172S, Ormond Beach, FL, December 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.3011° N, 81.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3011&lon=-81.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N882TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191226020599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AS THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AT KOMN HE BEGAN TO PITCH UP/ FLARE TOO EARLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT. THE PILOT CORRECTED THIS BY PITCHING DOWN, STRIKING THE NOSEWHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND ALSO CAUSE THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE TO BURST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED ON THE MAIN WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL AS A RESULT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA078), Dec 26, 2019: Cessna 172 (N882TC), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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