Probable cause
The student pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action.
NTSB analysis
The certificated flight instructor and student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings in a Cessna 172SP. The airplane made "hard contact" with the runway during a landing attempt. The student pilot immediately applied full power and aborted the landing. The flight instructor and student then continued to their home airport, where they landed uneventfully. Subsequent examination of the airplane revealed that the firewall and landing gear were substantially damaged.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for NYC08CA187 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 7, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Homestead, Florida
- Nearest airport
- Homestead (X51)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172SP
- N-number
- N513JG
- 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.