Cessna 172P N66162

Summary

On 2 April 1999 at about 13:56 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N66162 was involved in an accident near Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 April 1999 at 13:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence Municipal (LWM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N66162

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA086

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare, and his improper recover from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After a dual instructional flight, the student pilot (SP) departed for his first solo flight. The SP was attempting a touch and go landing, when the airplane's nose wheel contacted the runway, and the airplane bounced back up into the air. The airplane bounced two to three times, and it's propeller struck the runway. The airplane came to rest on the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions of the airframe or engine. The airplane's nose gear had been driven up into the fuselage, damaging the firewall. The SP reported 35 hours of total flight experience, of which, 24 hours were in the past 90 days.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.