Cessna 172N N739NP

Summary

On 1 March 2009 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739NP, operated by Central Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Carlisle, Arkansas, 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

1 March 2009 at 21:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlisle, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Carlisle Municipal Airport (4M3)

Coordinates

34.8081, -91.7119

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N739NP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Central Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlisle → Carlisle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA187

Nobody was injured.

The student 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

Following six takeoffs and landings, the flight instructor exited the airplane to allow the student pilot to attempt her first solo flight. During the first solo landing, the airplane landed hard, experienced a bounced landing, and upon recovery the airplane impacted nose-low, deflating the nosewheel, damaging a propeller tip, and resulting in structural damage to the airplane's firewall. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the student pilot was able to exit unassisted. There were no reported anomalies with the airplane's flight controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.