Cessna 172 N841SP

Summary

On 8 February 2021 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N841SP, operated by Randolph MacOn Academy, was involved in an accident near Orange, 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

8 February 2021 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Orange County (OMH)

Coordinates

38.2472, -78.0456

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N841SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Randolph MacOn Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA128

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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 during landing while on a cross country flight, the airplane was high and fast on final approach. The approach was continued and after the first touchdown the airplane “ballooned back up only to porpoise.” After the multiple touchdowns, the student pilot was able to stop the airplane near the midpoint of the runway, where the airplane was shut down and towed to the ramp. Examination of the airplane revealed that the bounced landing resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.