Cessna 172P N66540

Summary

On 26 January 2012 at about 21:06 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N66540, operated by Moore Air Incorporated, was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, 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

26 January 2012 at 21:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Honolulu International Airport (PHNL)

Coordinates

21.3186, -157.9222

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N66540

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Moore Air Incorporated

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kapolei → Honolulu

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA082

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare and inadequate directional control while performing an aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during a solo flight, she made a normal approach, and the airplane touched down firmly on the runway and bounced twice. The pilot neutralized the flight controls to stop the bouncing. When directed by the tower air traffic controller to go-around, she applied full power, turned off the carburetor heat, and raised the flaps. As she raised the airplane’s nosewheel off of the ground, the airplane veered to the left, exited the runway surface, and struck a runway sign. The airplane’s firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.