Cessna 172S N967SA

Summary

On 21 November 2004 at about 20:25 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N967SA, operated by Victory Aviation, was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, 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

21 November 2004 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Anderson, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Anderson Municipal-Darlington (AID)

Coordinates

40.1086, -85.6131

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N967SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Victory Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Bend → Anderson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI05CA035

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot stated that he propoised four times. He said, "I was surprised by the magnitude of the second bounce, which I estimated to be 5-6 feet. I added power to flatten the porpoise-condition, and retained the yoke in position. There was a brief delay in moving one hand from the yoke to the throttle plus the delay in recognition of the magnitude of the bounce and porpoising effect. However, it appears to me that at the time I added power, I was already in the downward arc of the porpoise. Adding power did little in that instant but drive the front down faster before the elevators could provide lift. I felt like I had a hard three-point landing or had struck the nose wheel first. I believe the propeller struck during the third contact, but I was not aware of it having happened then."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.