Cessna 172S N740SP

Summary

On 22 August 2013 at about 13:28 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N740SP, operated by Dulles Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Manassas, Virginia, 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

22 August 2013 at 13:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Manassas Regional Airport (KHEF)

Coordinates

38.8072, -77.5089

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N740SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dulles Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manassas → Manassas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA371

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

According to the student pilot, he was fast on the approach and touched down on the main landing gear, bounced, then released back pressure on the yoke. The airplane started to porpoise uncontrollably and the nose landing gear broke off. The airplane departed the runway to the right and came to rest inverted in the grass. Examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, vertical stabilizer, and to the rudder. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.