Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged flare and subsequent hard landing, and her inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot was landing at the conclusion of a cross-country solo flight. During the landing flare/touchdown, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The airspeed dissipated, and the airplane touched down again and bounced several times. The nose wheel landing gear strut and wheel separated from the fuselage, and the propeller struck the runway.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC08CA054 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 15, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Tyndall Afb, Florida
- Nearest airport
- Tyndall Afb (KPAM)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172
- N-number
- N64218
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.