Cessna 172S N2409E

Summary

On 1 September 2012 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2409E, operated by Academy of Aviation, was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, 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 September 2012 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmingdale, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Republic Airport (FRG)

Coordinates

40.7286, -73.4136

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2409E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Academy of Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bridgeport → Farmingdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA569

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper landing 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 landing at the destination airport at the conclusion of a solo cross-country flight. He stated that he flared the airplane too high, resulting in a hard landing and propeller strike. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall and buckling of the lower fuselage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.