Cessna 172S N20519

Summary

On 5 November 2004 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N20519, operated by Angel Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Chandler, 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

5 November 2004 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Stellar Airpark (P19)

Coordinates

33.2986, -111.9158

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N20519

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Angel Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA028

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were his improper recovery from the subsequent bounced landing and pilot-induced oscillations.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the solo instructional flight, the student pilot landed hard, which resulted in deformation of the airplane's firewall. A witness observed the pilot's landing and reported that following the first touchdown, three additional pilot-induced oscillations occurred. During this event engine power increased, and the elevator moved up and down. On the third bounce, the witness heard the airplane's propeller impact the runway. The student pilot, who had about 2.2 hours of total solo flying experience, did not report any mechanical malfunction with the airplane during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.