Cessna 172P N5460K

Summary

On 1 March 2010 at about 20:35 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5460K, operated by ARI BEN Aviator Inc, was involved in an accident near Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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 2010 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sant Lucie County Intl (FPR)

Coordinates

27.4972, -80.3725

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N5460K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

ARI BEN Aviator Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Pierce → Ft. Pierce

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA208

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the certified flight instructor, the student pilot was on approach for landing to runway 10 left. Prior to touchdown the student pilot pulled excessive back pressure on the elevator flight control and the airplane ballooned before touching down hard on the main landing gear. The flight instructor then took over the flight controls, made a go-around, and landed on another runway. The airplane received substantial damage to the rudder torque tube.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.