- Date
- March 27, 2003, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N613SPCessna 172S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20030327028879A
- Case key
- 56761
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Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing attempt, the student pilot flared high, and the airplane "dropped," then bounced three of four times on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall was wrinkled, and the propeller blade tips were damaged. The student pilot reported a total of 25 flight hours, all of which were in make and model. He also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
Factual narrative
On March 27, 2003, at 1815 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N613SP, was substantially damaged during a landing at Cuyahoga County Airport (CFG), Cleveland, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. No flight plan was filed for the local flight that originated about 1745. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
In a written statement, the student pilot said that he had too high of an airspeed on short final. He then flared high, and the airplane "dropped," and bounced three or four times on runway 05.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector performed an examination of the airplane. The examination revealed that the firewall was wrinkled, and the propeller blade tips were damaged.
The student pilot reported a total of 25 flight hours, all of which, were in make and model. He also reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Weather at the time of the accident was reported as winds from 090 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, broken clouds at 15,000 feet and overcast clouds at 20,000 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N613SP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17258597
- Airframe hours
- 545.4
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming IO 360-C2A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- 613SP Aviation, LLC
- Registered owner
- 613sp Aviation, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 30, 2002 · 59.6 hours before
- Departed
- CFG · Cleveland, OH
- Airport
- CGF · Cuyahoga County, runway 06
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 33
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 25 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N613SP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.