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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Wilmington, DE · September 6, 2020

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Date: September 6, 2020 · 18:45 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N19813
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 74 total58 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N19813Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17260776 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 6th, 2020, the student pilot of N19813, a Cessna 172, was returning to Wilmington airport on the second leg of his first solo cross country. The weather was VFR, with the winds 190 degrees at 11. On the approach for runway 19 the pilot touched down hard on the main wheels. Then he bounced up in the air and began to porpoise causing damage to the nose wheel assembly, propeller, and fire wall, until the aircraft came to a stop, and cleared the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2020, THE STUDENT PILOT OF N19813, A CESSNA 172, WAS RETURNING TO WILMINGTON AIRPORT ON THE SECOND LEG OF HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH THE WINDS 190 DEGREES AT 11. ON THE APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 19 THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS. THEN HE BOUNCED UP IN THE AIR AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER, AND FIRE WALL, UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, AND CLEARED THE RUNWAY.