Cessna 172N N75816

Summary

On 9 November 2003 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75816 was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, 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

9 November 2003 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Winslow, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Winslow-Lindbergh Regional (INW)

Coordinates

35.0219, -110.7225

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N75816

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottonwood → Winslow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA059

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a pilot induced porpoise oscillation and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed hard and porpoised during the student pilot's solo cross-country flight, which damaged the firewall. The pilot reported that he touched down on the main landing gear and positioned the yoke into the full aft position. The airplane porpoised, and then landed hard. The pilot noted that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The pilot felt that the accident could have been prevented if he had applied power after the porpoising began.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.