- Date
- July 16, 1999, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734YUCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990716022419A
- Case key
- 46829
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was instructed to call a three mile left base to runway 6. Initially confused by the runway instructions, the student pilot continued to the airport. When the student pilot finally established visual contact with runway 6 the airplane was too high and too fast for a normal landing. The student pilot continued the approach and bounced the airplane on the runway. He added power to recover from the bounce but the airplane touched down on the nose wheel. The nose wheel assembly collapsed and the nose wheel tire was flattened during the second bounce. The subsequent examination of the airplane disclosed that the propeller blade tips struck the runway surface and were damaged. There was also engine firewall damage. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
Factual narrative
On July 16, 1999, at 0910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734YU, collided with the ground during landing at the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, Florida. The airplane was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida, at 0745.
According to the FAA Inspector, the student pilot was on a solo flight in the local area. The student pilot radioed Kissimmee Tower seven miles northwest of the airport for landing instructions. The student pilot was instructed to call a three mile left base to runway 6. Initially confused by the runway instructions, the student pilot continued to the airport. When the student pilot finally established visual contact with runway 6 the airplane was too high and too fast for a normal landing. The student pilot continued the approach and bounced the airplane on the runway. He added power to recover from the bounce but the airplane touched down on the nose wheel. The nose wheel assembly collapsed and the nose wheel tire was flatten during the second bounce.
The subsequent examination of the airplane disclosed that the propeller blade tips struck the runway surface and were damaged. There was also engine firewall damage. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734YU
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269228
- Airframe hours
- 7,117
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- David W. Johnson
- Registered owner
- Flight Express Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 30, 1999 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Destination
- ISM · FL
- Airport
- ISM · Kissimmee Municipal, runway 6, 5,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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