Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
During the landing flare, the airplane touched down, bounced, and began to porpoise. The student pilot stated that her reaction was too slow and the propeller struck the runway, resulting in damage to the engine firewall.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR09CA279 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 8, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Shafter, California
- Nearest airport
- Shafter-Minter Field Airport (KMIT)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 182T
- N-number
- N61907
- 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.