Cessna 172S N401ER

Summary

On 21 October 2006 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N401ER, operated by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, 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 October 2006 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormond Beach Municipal (KOMN)

Coordinates

29.3008, -81.1228

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N401ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daytona Beach → Ormond Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA07CA008

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the student pilot to initiate a recovery from the bounced landing resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that the flight proceeded to the destination airport and was cleared by air traffic control to land on runway 8. The flight turned from the downwind leg onto base, then onto final approach and with 30-degrees of flaps extended, attempted to maintain 61 knots for the practice short field landing. She began to flare but felt the main landing gear wheels "skid against the pavement" and the airplane then became airborne. She maintained the aft elevator input and again felt the main landing gear wheels skid on the runway and the airplane became airborne again. After the third touchdown the airplane remained on the runway and she taxied to the ramp. According to the NTSB "Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report" form, witness reported seeing a flat approach, contact with the runway, then the airplane porpoised. The recommendations section of the report indicates that a go-around should have been performed upon first indication of a faulty approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.