NTSB ERA24LA281 — 2024-06-13 · Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Current FAA registration · N272HF

Make / Model: CESSNA 172S
Year of manufacture: 2022 · 2 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20220128
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2AE9F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N272HF Textron Aviation Inc 172 None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot stated that during the landing flare and touchdown, the airplane encountered a gust of wind that lifted the airplane upward. The airplane then bounced on the runway once and the pilot attempted to recover by adding engine power to abort the landing. The nose of the airplane subsequently pitched down and impacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the underside of airplane’s fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ERA24LA281.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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