- Date
- October 6, 1999, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Louis, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25ZAZenair CH 2000
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19991006044279A
- Case key
- 47508
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Probable cause
the student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total experience.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that the airplane bounced during a landing. The student stated he heard a 'thump' and he took off again, bringing the airplane around for an uneventful landing. The accident occurred on the student's third solo instructional flight. Winds reported 7 minutes prior to the accident, at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport, 9 miles east of the accident site were calm.
Factual narrative
On October 6, 1999, at 0900 central daylight time, a Zenair Ltd. CH 2000, N25ZA, operated by Creve Coeur Aviation experienced a hard landing on runway 16 at the Creve Coeur Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane received substantial damage to the firewall. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight originated at the Creve Coeur Airport, exact time unknown.
The student pilot reported to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that the airplane bounced during a landing. The student stated he heard a "thump" and he took off again, bringing the airplane around for an uneventful landing.
The accident occurred on the student's third solo instructional flight. Winds reported 7 minutes prior to the accident, at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport, 9 miles east of the accident site were calm.
Inspection of the airplane following the flight, revealed damage to the nose landing gear, propeller, and firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25ZA
- Reported as
- Zenair CH 2000
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20-0025
- Airframe hours
- 669
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 116 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Creve Coeur Aviation
- Registered owner
- Zenith Aircraft Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- 1H0
- Destination
- 1H0
- Airport
- 1H0 · Creve Coeur, runway 16, 2,820 × 160 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.