Cessna 172M N9592V

Summary

On 30 October 1990 at about 22:16 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9592V, operated by BEN BOW Aviation, was involved in an accident near Torrance, 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

30 October 1990 at 22:16

Classification

Accident

Location

Torrance, California, United States

Nearest airport

Torrance Munic.

Coordinates

33.7990, -118.3501

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N9592V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

BEN BOW Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA019

Nobody was injured.

THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE, MADE AN IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE SUBSEQUENT BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

BEFORE DEPARTING ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED ABOUT A HALF-HOUR OF DUAL INSTRUCTION FROM A CFI. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED 9 TOUCH & GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN A COMPETENT MANNER AND HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST SOLO LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT IMPROPERLY FLARED AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE STUDENT FAILED TO PROPERLY RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING AND WHEN THE PORPOISE STOPPED THE AIRPLANE WAS ANGLED TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT IMPROPERLY APPLIED EXCESSIVE LEFT RUDDER AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED INTO A GROUND LOOP, EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 150-FT WIDE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSED DOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.