What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While practicing a power-off 180 degree accuracy landing on runway 15 at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (kpne) on August 3, 2023 during a flight lesson, the student pilot, training for a commercial certificate, landed hard on the landing gear and bounced twice. Upon applying power requested by the instructor, the aircraft climbed, yawed and rolled left of the runway centerline as the left wingtip dragged across the runway. The Cessna settled back on the runway, striking a runway light and flipping over into a grassy area between intersecting runways. The Cessna 172 was substantially damaged, receiving structural damage to major control surfaces and mechanical components.
An interview conducted with the student pilot and certificated flight instructor confirmed a hard landing and attempted a go-around, but conflicting information indicated that neither pilot was aware who had control of the aircraft after the instructor commanded full power to the student.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE PRACTICING A POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE ACCURACY LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT (KPNE) ON AUGUST 3, 2023 DURING A FLIGHT LESSON, THE STUDENT PILOT, TRAINING FOR A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE, LANDED HARD ON THE LANDING GEAR AND BOUNCED TWICE. UPON APPLYING POWER REQUESTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED, YAWED AND ROLLED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AS THE LEFT WINGTIP DRAGGED ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE CESSNA SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND FLIPPING OVER INTO A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN INTERSECTING RUNWAYS. THE CESSNA 172 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, RECEIVING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MAJOR CONTROL SURFACES AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS.
AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH THE STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONFIRMED A HARD LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT CONFLICTING INFORMATION INDICATED THAT NEITHER PILOT WAS AWARE WHO HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR COMMANDED FULL POWER TO THE STUDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.