Cessna 172 N84068

Summary

On 19 September 2021 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N84068, operated by Citabria, was involved in an accident near Auburn, 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

19 September 2021 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, California, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Muni (AUN)

Coordinates

38.9548, -121.0817

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N84068

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Citabria

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA364

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s inadequate flare which resulted in a hard and bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported that, the purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to perform his second solo flight. During his first landing, the airplane’s airspeed was fast. The airplane was diving toward the runway in a nose-low attitude and the nose wheel touched first. The airplane bounced several times before settling on the runway. The lower floorboards and firewall were substantially damaged. The operator 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.