Cessna 172 N483SP

Summary

On 30 May 2017 at about 19:19 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N483SP, operated by Scandinavian Aviation Academy Inc., was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California, 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

30 May 2017 at 19:19

Classification

Accident

Location

El Cajon, California, United States

Nearest airport

Gillespie Field (SEE)

Coordinates

32.8261, -116.9725

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N483SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Scandinavian Aviation Academy Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Cajon → El Cajon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA312

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's incorrect landing flare, which resulted in the airplane porpoising upon touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during the second landing of the flight, the "nose wheel touched [the] ground first," and the airplane porpoised. He added that he applied power to abort the landing and subsequently completed a normal traffic pattern and landing. The firewall sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.