Cessna 172S N618VT

Summary

On 15 February 2008 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N618VT, operated by Worldwide Aviation Group, Inc., was involved in an accident near Orlando, 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

15 February 2008 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Orlando, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando International Airport (KMCO)

Coordinates

28.4381, -81.3147

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N618VT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Worldwide Aviation Group, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leesburg → Orlando

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA056

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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

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The student pilot stated that at 4 nautical miles from runway 18 right, the approach was stabilized with flaps and a constant airspeed of 65 knots was maintained . As the airplane descended, over the end of the runway, the pilot's eyes shifted to the runway markings directly in front. The airplane bounced on the main landing gear and upon the bounce, the pilot recovered with additional power to re-stabilize the approach/landing. The airplane bounced again and thereafter had a hard nose-low landing onto the runway. After the hard landing, the right rudder pedal travel was limited; however, the student pilot was able to taxi off the active runway to the fix base operator where the airplane was secured and exited. The student pilot stated to NTSB that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.