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GAA19CA087

2018-12-03 · Monroe, North Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport EQY

Current FAA registration · N65773

Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1982 · 36 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19821124
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8AA24

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose landing gear collapse.

Factual narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he maintained aft pressure on the control yoke to keep the nose landing gear off the runway, but the airplane bounced. The airplane's main landing gear touched down again hard, followed by the nose landing gear, which then collapsed, and the left wing impacted the grass adjacent the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The solo student pilot reported that, upon touchdown, he maintained aft pressure on the control yoke to keep the nose landing gear (NLG) off the runway, but the airplane bounced. The main landing gear touched down again hard, followed by the NLG, which then collapsed, and the left wing impacted the grass adjacent the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions 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.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained - C
  • C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2018_GAA19CA087.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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