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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Liberty, SC · July 11, 2020

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Date
July 11, 2020 · 13:40 local
Place
Liberty, SC
Airport
Pickens County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737WA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA249
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total17 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N737WARegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269722 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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.

The student pilot of N737WA was performing touch and go's at (lqk) Pickens County Airport, SC. During his seventh touch and go, the aircraft started bouncing upon touchdown. The aircraft bounced three times and then rotated forward as the nose gear contacted the runway and the prop struck the ground causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT OF N737WA WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT (LQK) PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT, SC. DURING HIS SEVENTH TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED BOUNCING UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND THEN ROTATED FORWARD AS THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL 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 ERA20CA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPickens, SCThe student pilot's improper landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 11, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737WA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20220209002869ILanding: Approach · Anderson, SCDuring approach to land as the second notch of flaps were requested a loud bang and immediate right turn with loss of altitude. Pilot corrected the turn as much as possible adjusted powewr to to maintain altitude. Managed to control aircraft during the go…Feb 9, 2022 · Minor damage