Cessna 172 N702GR

Summary

On 12 April 2011 at about 13:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N702GR, operated by Dolphin Leasing, was involved in an accident near Ft Pierce, 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

12 April 2011 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Ft Pierce, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

St. Lucie County Airport (KFPR)

Coordinates

27.4972, -80.3725

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N702GR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dolphin Leasing

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daytona Beach → Daytona Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA241

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a solo cross country flight with the intention of landing at two different local airports before returning to the flight academy base. While landing at her first planned stop, the airplane porpoised twice after touchdown. The student pilot stated that her airspeed was low on final approach and that she did not flare. After the full stop landing, she taxied back to the runway and took off again to fly to her next planned stop. After she landed the airplane at her second stop, the flight academy sent two flight instructors to recover the airplane and student. While conducting a preflight of the airplane to return to the academy, the instructors discovered substantial damage to the firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.