Cessna R172 N736QV

Summary

On 26 January 2019 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna R172 registered N736QV was involved in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon, 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 2019 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Troutdale, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Portland-Troutdale (TTD)

Coordinates

45.5494, -122.4014

Aircraft

Cessna R172

Registration

N736QV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Portland → Troutdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA134

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent propeller strike.  

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, after completing touch-and-go maneuvers in the pattern with her flight instructor, the flight instructor deplaned. The student then completed three more touch-and-go landings, but on the final landing, the airplane touched down nose first and then bounced. She attempted to go around, but the airplane bounced again, and the propeller struck the runway. She maneuvered the airplane back to the ramp without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount frame, mounts, and nose landing gear tunnel. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.