Cessna 172 N957TC

Summary

On 30 March 2020 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N957TC was involved in an accident near New Symrna Beach, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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 March 2020 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Symrna Beach, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

New Smyrna Beach Muni (EVB)

Coordinates

29.0556, -80.9489

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N957TC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Symrna Beach → New Symrna Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA165

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's delayed remedial action and decision to not go-around after a bounced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor said he was not on the flight controls as the student pilot made a stable approach to the runway for a full stop landing. The student pilot initiated a flare over the runway but did not follow thru and the airplane bounced about 20-30 ft back into the air. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and tried to save the landing; however, the airplane stalled and landed hard resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage. The flight instructor said there were no mechanical issues with the airplane and the accident could have been prevented if he had executed a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.