Cessna 172 N740SP

Summary

On 9 March 2025 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N740SP, operated by American Aviation Flight Academy LLC., was involved in an accident near Brooksville, 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

9 March 2025 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooksville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Brooksville-Tampa Bay Rgnl (BKV)

Coordinates

28.4735, -82.4561

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N740SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

American Aviation Flight Academy LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooksville → Brooksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA148

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a solo instructional flight in the airport traffic pattern. She approached the runway and described that the airplane touched down on both main landing gear and that the nosewheel touched down almost immediately thereafter. The airplane then bounced three times, which each bounce being harder than the last. After the last bounce, the pilot taxied off the runway uneventfully. The underside of the airplane’s fuselage was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.