Cessna 172L N7125Q

Summary

On 18 August 2007 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N7125Q was involved in an accident near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 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

18 August 2007 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Smith Reynolds Airport (INT)

Coordinates

36.1336, -80.2219

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N7125Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winston-Salem → Winston-Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA195

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper 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 student pilot of the C-172L flew a traffic pattern approach to the runway. As the airplane crossed over the threshold, the pilot reduced the power and noted that the "glide flare was longer than usual." As the airplane touched down, it "porpoised" several times, during which the nose gear tire "blew," and the propeller struck the pavement. The airplane then traveled off the side of the runway, and came to rest in the grass. The student pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.