Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on his second supervised solo flight. The airplane landed hard, and bounced back into the air. The pilot added power and released back pressure on the yoke, which resulted in the airplane impacting the runway on the nose landing gear. The forward fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR09CA209 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 20, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Livermore, California
- Nearest airport
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172P
- N-number
- N64204
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
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