Cessna 172 N882TC

Summary

On 26 December 2019 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N882TC, operated by Phoenix East Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Ormond Beach, Florida, 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 December 2019 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN)

Coordinates

29.3011, -81.1139

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N882TC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Phoenix East Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ormond Beach → Ormond Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA078

Nobody was injured.

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

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during his first solo flight and as the airplane approached to land, he flared too early. Instead of performing a go-around, the student pitched the airplane's nose down, which resulted in a hard landing on the nosewheel first. The airplane subsequently bounced, landed on the main wheels, and then stopped on the runway. The firewall and lower fuselage sustained substantial damage. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation and that the student did not report any.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.