Cessna 172 N80399

Summary

On 9 July 2017 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N80399, operated by Aviation Adventures LLC., 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

9 July 2017 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Manassas Rgnl/Harry P Davis Fi (HEF)

Coordinates

38.7214, -77.5142

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N80399

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Adventures LLC.

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

GAA17CA448

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot was practicing takeoff and landings. She reported that, on her fifth and final landing, the control tower advised her to spend minimal time on the runway due to a jet that was No. 2 to land behind her. She added that she rushed the landing and was too fast to level off during the flare. Subsequently, the nosewheel touched down first, and a porpoise ensued. Following the porpoise, she taxied off the runway without incident. A postaccident examination revealed that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. 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.