Cessna 172N N8182E

Summary

On 21 December 1999 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N8182E was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

21 December 1999 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Melbourne, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.0802, -80.5998

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N8182E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Merritt Island → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA022

Nobody was injured.

The certified flight instructor's improper touchdown flare that resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor said they had completed four touch-and-go landings, and they were attempting a fifth landing when the airplane touched down hard on the runway. The flight instructor also reported that no mechanical problems with the airplane. The subsequent examination of the airframe disclosed that the engine firewall and surrounding structure had sustained substantial damage. The airplane examination also failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or component failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.